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A dictionary of men's wear

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A practical, comprehensive reference that gathers terminology, concise definitions, trade slang, fabrics, garment types, construction terms, and allied accessories for men's clothing. It includes appendices of useful tables and charts, notes on uniforms and dress conventions, and brief industry-oriented explanations aimed at retailers, tailors, manufacturers, and merchants. The tone favors accessibility and occasional wit over technical dissertation, offering a handy, nonacademic guide to apparel vocabulary and practical dress knowledge.

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Title: A dictionary of men's wear

Author: William Henry Baker

Release date: June 14, 2025 [eBook #76299]

Language: English

Original publication: Cleveland: William Henry Baker, 1908

Credits: Richard Tonsing, deaurider, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

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A
Dictionary
of
Men’s Wear

Embracing all the terms (so far as could be gathered) used in the men’s wear trades expressiv of raw and finisht products and of various stages and items of production; selling terms; trade and popular slang and cant terms; and many other things curious, pertinent and impertinent; with an appendix containing sundry useful tables; the uniforms of “ancient and honorable” independent military companies of the U. S.; charts of correct dress, livery, and so forth.

By
William Henry Baker
Author of “A Dictionary of Engraving”

“A good dictionary is truly very interesting reading in spite of the man who declared that such an one changed the subject too often.”

—S William Beck
CLEVELAND
WILLIAM HENRY BAKER
1908
Copyright 1908 By William Henry Baker Cleveland O
Press of The Britton Printing Co Cleveland