: a person who designs, makes, trims, or sells women's hats
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The building housed the Indiana headquarters for the Knights of Pythias, an auditorium for conventions, various doctors' offices, a milliner, a barber shop, secretarial schools and The Glenalba Cafe in the basement.—Powered By, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 Additionally, the milliner works to use every ounce of fabric sourced for her designs, which are reworn and passed down through generations.—Morgan Evans, Vogue, 3 May 2025 The royal arrived at RAF Northolt this morning wearing a blush-pink Bar jacket and tulle skirt by former creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri, along with a matching hat by British milliner Jess Collett.—Emily Chan, Vogue, 8 July 2025 The garments’ layered, preppy lines drew on British know-how through collaborations with Savile Row tailors Anderson & Sheppard and milliner Stephen Jones for berets.—Alice Pfeiffer, CNN Money, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for milliner
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Etymology
irregular from Milan, Italy; from the importation of women's finery from Italy in the 16th century
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