切きれ屋や

noun

dry-goods store; fabric shop

A shop that sells cloth, textiles, and related sewing supplies. The term is somewhat traditional and may be less common in modern urban settings, where 生地屋 or 布屋 are also used.

• 祖そ母ぼは近きん所じょの切きれ屋やで着き物ものの生き地じを買かっていた。

  My grandmother used to buy kimono fabric at the local dry-goods store.

• この通とおりには昔むかしながらの切きれ屋やがまだ残のこっている。

  An old-fashioned fabric shop still remains on this street.