Haberdashed

Part of speech: verb, adjective

Definitions

1. Dealt in small sewing goods such as buttons, thread, ribbons and needles as a trader in notions
2. Sold notions like buttons, tape and thread, the small wares of a dry goods shop
3. Traded in small textile and sewing items such as zips, lace and pins, as a shop dealer would

Etymology: Haberdashed is simply haberdasher with the ending "-ed" added, so the word is really about the trade. A haberdasher was a dealer in small wares: the buttons, tapes, threads and needles sold in a dry goods shop. Where the trade's own name came from is obscure, and no firm origin for it is widely accepted. The "-ed" ending turns the noun into a verb or adjective describing a person or shop that deals in these notions, or something that has been dealt in them.