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LoC No.: 08034827
Title: A dictionary of men's wear
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)
Summary: "A dictionary of men's wear" by William Henry Baker is a trade reference dictionary written in the early 20th century. It compiles the terminology of men’s apparel and allied trades—covering fabrics, tailoring, shoemaking, hats, haberdashery, and uniforms—mixing precise definitions with shop slang and practical notes. Aimed at clothiers, tailors, manufacturers, and sellers, it promises an engaging, useful lexicon with appendices on correct dress and military attire. The opening of the dictionary presents a playful epigraph, a sweeping dedication to the clothing trades, and an explanatory preface outlining its origins in a smaller “Clothes Dictionary,” its aim to be comprehensive yet readable, and its choice of simplified spelling and non-pronouncing format to save space. The author stresses practicality over pedantry, notes incomplete coverage is inevitable, and lists extensive authorities (encyclopedias, trade journals, and U.S. uniform regulations), followed by personal acknowledgments. The alphabetical entries then begin, running from A into early C, defining garments, textiles, processes, and tools (from alpaca and aiguillette to back stitch and basket weave), along with retail slang, sports gear, and detailed military uniform notes—delivered in a brisk, sometimes witty tone. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Baker, William Henry, 1869-
EBook No.: 76299
Published: Jun 14, 2025
Downloads: 1607
Language: English
Subject: Clothing and dress -- Dictionaries
Subject: Tailoring -- Dictionaries
Subject: Men's furnishing goods
LoCC: Technology: Handicrafts, Arts and crafts
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 08034827
Title: A dictionary of men's wear
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)
Summary: "A dictionary of men's wear" by William Henry Baker is a trade reference dictionary written in the early 20th century. It compiles the terminology of men’s apparel and allied trades—covering fabrics, tailoring, shoemaking, hats, haberdashery, and uniforms—mixing precise definitions with shop slang and practical notes. Aimed at clothiers, tailors, manufacturers, and sellers, it promises an engaging, useful lexicon with appendices on correct dress and military attire. The opening of the dictionary presents a playful epigraph, a sweeping dedication to the clothing trades, and an explanatory preface outlining its origins in a smaller “Clothes Dictionary,” its aim to be comprehensive yet readable, and its choice of simplified spelling and non-pronouncing format to save space. The author stresses practicality over pedantry, notes incomplete coverage is inevitable, and lists extensive authorities (encyclopedias, trade journals, and U.S. uniform regulations), followed by personal acknowledgments. The alphabetical entries then begin, running from A into early C, defining garments, textiles, processes, and tools (from alpaca and aiguillette to back stitch and basket weave), along with retail slang, sports gear, and detailed military uniform notes—delivered in a brisk, sometimes witty tone. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Baker, William Henry, 1869-
EBook No.: 76299
Published: Jun 14, 2025
Downloads: 1607
Language: English
Subject: Clothing and dress -- Dictionaries
Subject: Tailoring -- Dictionaries
Subject: Men's furnishing goods
LoCC: Technology: Handicrafts, Arts and crafts
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.