Synonyms

clotheshorse

American

[klohz-hawrs, klohthz-] / ˈkloʊzˌhɔrs, ˈkloʊðz- /

noun

Informal. a person whose chief interest and pleasure is dressing fashionably.
a frame on which to hang wet laundry for drying.

clotheshorse British

/ ˈkləʊðzˌhɔːs /

noun

a frame on which to hang laundry for drying or airing
informal a dandy

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Etymology

Origin of clotheshorse

First recorded in 1765–75; clothes + horse

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