A Baker, William Henry 1869- creator text utu 2025 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) Release date is 2025-06-14 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) Originally published: Cleveland: William Henry Baker, 1908 Clothing and dress -- Dictionaries Tailoring -- Dictionaries Men's furnishing goods TT Cleveland: William Henry Baker, 1908 08034827 https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofmens00bake https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76299 https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofmens00bake https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76299 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134751.0 76299