dry goods
plural noun
1
: grocery items (such as tobacco, sugar, flour, and coffee) that do not contain liquid
2
: textiles, ready-to-wear clothing, and notions as distinguished especially from hardware and groceries
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The two buildings on Tuna Street, the commercial corridor of the Japanese village, housed the grocery A. Nakamura Co. and the dry goods store Nanka Shoten, both established more than a century ago.
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Claire Wang, NBC news, 31 May 2025
Farm Share, a main supplier of free food in the county, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently cut in half the number of semi-trucks packed with cans, produce, and dry goods like rice and beans that find their way to local charities and nonprofits.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
On the grab-and-go side, the butcher shoppe sells cookies, chips, jam, sauce, pasta and other dry goods.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
The families are each given a bag of produce and a bag of dry goods.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
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Claire Wang, NBC news, 31 May 2025
Farm Share, a main supplier of free food in the county, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently cut in half the number of semi-trucks packed with cans, produce, and dry goods like rice and beans that find their way to local charities and nonprofits.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
On the grab-and-go side, the butcher shoppe sells cookies, chips, jam, sauce, pasta and other dry goods.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
The families are each given a bag of produce and a bag of dry goods.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
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“Dry goods.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20goods. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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dry goods
plural noun
: cloth goods (as fabrics, lace, and ribbon)
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