The Clue
Buttons, thread, ribbons, etc. (7 letter answer)
The Answer
NOTIONS
Tags
Notes
The answer NOTIONS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Department store department
Sign on a five-and-ten counter
Definition
NOTION as a noun:
1. (impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion) = a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"
2. a general inclusive concept
3. (notion, whim, whimsy, whimsey) = an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"
4. (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items; "buttons and needles are notions"