clothes tree
Americannoun
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He first demonstrated this phenomenon with a crude but spectacular Rube Goldbergish kit: a kitchen chair, clothes tree, 4-in. electromagnet, pie-sized vacuum chamber made of glass, brass and sealing wax, all put together for $25.
From Time Magazine Archive
He first demonstrated it that year with a crude but scientifically overwhelming do-it-yourself kit: a kitchen chair, clothes tree, toy-sized four-inch magnet, pie-sized vacuum chamber made of window glass, brass and sealing wax.
From Time Magazine Archive
Despite Actress Powell's willing energy, Astaire's best dancing partner turns out to be a clothes tree.
From Time Magazine Archive
A clothes tree is my family tree But, pshaw!
From The Royal Book of Oz In which the Scarecrow goes to search for his family tree and discovers that he is the Long Lost Emperor of the Silver Island by Thompson, Ruth Plumly
Then he ran to a corner where stood a clothes tree, which had contained some of his athletic outfit.
From The Rover Boys Under Canvas or The Mystery of the Wrecked Submarine by Stratemeyer, Edward
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