Haberdashery!

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In the UK this means a place where sewing notions and associated goods are sold. I understand that in the US it usually means an accessories store- hats, gloves, scarves and, more recently, this can include wigs and other kinds of accessory. I can imagine there could be some confusion with people being misdirected to the wrong type of store, but possibly less than with some non-English speakers being told to seek out a haberdashery for something they want. I've witnessed this when a Norwegian lady asked me where she might buy some linen thread and then thought I was making up a word to play a joke on her! Is there a word you've grown up with that, when you really think about it, does sound a bit funny?