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In Commonwealth countries, the term dry goods is used to refer to dry food – with historical reference to pre-refrigeration days and the early 20th century, regarding foods which could be transported and stored without immediate danger of spoiling.〔http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/dry-goods〕 Dried beans, flours, whole grains and rolled oats are examples of "dry goods." In the United States, dry goods are products such as textiles, ready-to-wear clothing, and sundries.〔 19th-century book about fabrics.〕 In U.S. retailing, a dry-goods store carries consumer goods that are distinct from those carried by hardware stores and grocery stores.〔 Dry goods as a term for textiles has been dated back to 1742 in England〔 or even a century earlier.〔(Definition of "dry goods" ) from Merriam-Webster.〕 Dry goods can be carried by stores specializing only in those products (a type of specialty store), or may be carried by a general store or a department store.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Retail middlemen of consumer goods )〕 Beginning in the early 20th century, as many ''dry goods stores'' expanded into other lines of merchandise, the term "dry goods" largely disappeared from everyday usage, and from the official names of the businesses concerned. ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dry goods」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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