dry goods
noun
1.
textile fabrics and related merchandise, as distinguished from groceries, hardware, etc.
Origin
1695-1705
Examples from the web for
dry goods
In good years, they would set aside enough food for their families and sled dogs and barter the rest for
dry goods
.
It stocks a range of
dry goods
, but little variety: a single brand of rice, one of flour and three of shampoo.
They start up small mom-and-pop, hole-in-the wall restaurants and
dry goods
businesses worldwide.
The shop displays
dry goods
neatly packed in clear pre-packaged polythene packs.
He steals material and
dry goods
for her off the ships he loads and unloads.
The
dry goods
section in the former offers the best prices on souvenirs in the city.
The newest device aiming for efficiency in the retail distribution of
dry goods
is a merchandise vending machine.
Later residents opened formal stores and sold clothing and
dry goods
.