clothes-press
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Along the west wall was a curtained clothes-press.
From From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days by Charles King
"Ugh! how I creak; now I shall certainly get the gout, like the old clothes-press, ugh!"
From A Christmas Greeting by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Two powder-flasks and a shot-bag hung on pegs at the side of the curtained clothes-press.
From From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days by Charles King
A thick woollen carpet covered the floor; there were a bureau, a clothes-press, a table, and other articles needful to make it comfortable.
From Rufus and Rose Or, The Fortunes of Rough and Ready by Horatio Alger
He searched his room in a rage, went on and searched the dining-room, smoking-room, and kitchen, and every clothes-press and closet, always aware of Tressa's presence close behind him.
From The Slayer Of souls by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
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