dry goods
plural noun
1
: grocery items (such as tobacco, sugar, flour, and coffee) that do not contain liquid
2
: textiles, ready-to-wear clothing, and notions as distinguished especially from hardware and groceries
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The rest of the space, which has a door facing Main Street, will become EV Grab & Go, a carryout shop selling certain menu items from his restaurants alongside dry goods and other home ingredients.
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David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
Several decades ago, as big-box retailers moved into San Joaquin Valley towns, Main Street shoe shops and dry goods stores struggled to survive.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
His parents, Morris and Estelle (Lichtenstein) Rothenberg, operated a dry goods store in the Bronx, where Jerome grew up speaking Yiddish at home.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 5 May 2024
All the breads are made from scratch, all the produce and dry goods are organic, and everything served at Great Bear—including the Nelson Brewing Co. beers and Sheringham craft gin—is sourced as locally as possible.
—John Briley, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
There was some container leakage during the shake test, but to be fair, the manufacturer does recommend this set for dry goods, not liquids.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 14 May 2023
His parents apprenticed him to a merchant, but Cook was bored by dry goods.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
My addiction to purchasing dry goods without a real use for them is on full display.
—Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 22 Mar. 2024
The town was home to copper shops, a stove factory, three blacksmiths, a rye whisky distillery, a cheese factory, dry goods and general stores, and a wagon and carriage manufacturer.
—Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2024
David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
Several decades ago, as big-box retailers moved into San Joaquin Valley towns, Main Street shoe shops and dry goods stores struggled to survive.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
His parents, Morris and Estelle (Lichtenstein) Rothenberg, operated a dry goods store in the Bronx, where Jerome grew up speaking Yiddish at home.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 5 May 2024
All the breads are made from scratch, all the produce and dry goods are organic, and everything served at Great Bear—including the Nelson Brewing Co. beers and Sheringham craft gin—is sourced as locally as possible.
—John Briley, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
There was some container leakage during the shake test, but to be fair, the manufacturer does recommend this set for dry goods, not liquids.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 14 May 2023
His parents apprenticed him to a merchant, but Cook was bored by dry goods.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
My addiction to purchasing dry goods without a real use for them is on full display.
—Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 22 Mar. 2024
The town was home to copper shops, a stove factory, three blacksmiths, a rye whisky distillery, a cheese factory, dry goods and general stores, and a wagon and carriage manufacturer.
—Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2024
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dry goods
plural noun
: cloth goods (as fabrics, lace, and ribbon)
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