clothes-press
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He motioned to Azito, of whose presence Machado seemed to become aware for the first time, to stand behind a clothes-press near the camp-bed.
From Swift and Sure by Herbert Strang
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
The door of the clothes-press suddenly flew open and startled Walpurga.
From On the Heights A Novel by Berthold Auerbach
Culpepper, leaning against the doorpost, was gazing with ferocious solemnity at the open clothes-press in which some hanging dresses appeared like women standing.
From The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court by Ford Madox Ford
Opening the door into the clothes-press, she shrank back.
From Elsie Marley, Honey by Joslyn Gray
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