clotheshorse

[ klohz-hawrs, klohth z- ]

/ ˈkloʊzˌhɔrs, ˈkloʊðz- /

noun

Informal. a person whose chief interest and pleasure is dressing fashionably.

a frame on which to hang wet laundry for drying.

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Origin of clotheshorse

First recorded in 1765–75; clothes + horse

Words nearby clotheshorse

clothes prop, clothes tree, clothes-peg, clothes-press, clothesbasket, clotheshorse, clothesline, clothespin, clothespress, clothier, clothing

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Example sentences from the Web for clothes-horse

I have seen a clothes-horse, with racks resting upon the rungs, used for this.
The Library of Work and Play: Outdoor Work|Mary Rogers Miller
Briggs—Well, then, get me a clothes-horse and a couple of sheets.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume II. (of X.)|Various
She's left a miserable fire, said Mrs. Philps from behind the clothes-horse.
The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920|Various
Howsomever, she wore the styles of sweet sixteen, and whenever a man come around she frisked like a clothes-horse.
Plain Mary Smith|Henry Wallace Phillips

Hostess (to Poor Relative)—Maria, you get the clothes-horse.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume II. (of X.)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for clothes-horse

clotheshorse

/ (ˈkləʊðzˌhɔːs) /

noun

a frame on which to hang laundry for drying or airing

informal a dandy

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