manchester

nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈmæntʃɪstə//
United States//ˈmænt͡ʃɛstɚ//

Household linen, especially as a category of goods in a store.

noun

1
obsoleteA type of cotton fabric, or a piece of clothing made from such fabric.
Betsy, as Muslin, had a very showy striped pink and white Manchester, pink shoes, red Ribbons in abundance and a short Apron.
2
Household linen, especially as a category of goods in a store.
My love of linen stems from two sources. My first proper job working in the manchester department at Target, where I learnt how to style a miniature bed into a showroom-worthy display.
David Jones says more than half-a-million shoppers will visit its four Victorian stores. The most popular items are Christmas decorations, women's shoes, men's shirts and manchester.
The recent acquisition of online homewares and furniture retailer Mocka has fuelled a better-than-expected result at manchester merchant Adairs, with the company's shares soaring 7.9 per cent.

Etymology

After the city of Manchester (England), once an important centre for the manufacture of cotton textile goods.

Forms

plural: manchesters

management · Administration; the use of limited resources combined with…manager · A person whose job is to manage something, such as a…managing · management

manchester · Household linen, especially as a category of goods in a store.

Manchester · A major city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester,…mandarin · A pedantic or elitist bureaucrat.Mandarin · Standard Mandarin, an official language of China and Taiwan,…

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