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guantaio

glove-maker, glover

noun gwahn-TAH-yoh Rare

Usage Note

Guantaio is a traditional craft term for a maker or seller of gloves (guanti). Like many Italian artisan trade names ending in -aio, it is formed from the product noun: guanto + -aio. The feminine form is guantaia. The trade is now largely historical; modern glove retail uses negozio di guanti.

Examples

"Il guantaio cuciva guanti di pelle finissima."

Natural Translation

The glover sewed gloves of very fine leather.

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