v. i. [ See Haberdasher. ] To deal in small wares. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
To haberdash in earth's base ware. Quarles. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Prob. fr. Icel. hapurtask trumpery, trifles, perh. through French. It is possibly akin to E. haversack, and to Icel. taska trunk, chest, pocket, G. tasche pocket, and the orig. sense was perh., peddler's wares. ]
The haberdasher heapeth wealth by hats. Gascoigne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The goods and wares sold by a haberdasher; also (Fig.), trifles. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ D. abberdaan, labberdaan; or a French form, cf. OF. habordeau, from the name of a Basque district, cf. F. Labourd, adj. Labourdin. The
n. [ F. haubergeon a small hauberk, dim. of OF. hauberc, F. haubert. See Hauberk. ] Properly, a short hauberk, but often used loosely for the hauberk. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]