coat hanger

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Origin of coat hanger

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby coat hanger

coated vesicle, coatee, Coates, Coatesville, coat flower, coat hanger, coati, coating, coat of arms, coat of mail, coat-of-mail shell

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How to use coat hanger in a sentence

For example, a coat hanger is great for putting your clothes in the closet.
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A coat hanger had once been the painful, unsanitary and sometimes only solution of choice.
Women are Army rangers and billionaires. Yet we’re still fighting for reproductive rights.|Petula Dvorak|September 30, 2021|Washington Post
The headphone stand should look organic, sturdy, and smooth, not like a flimsy wire coat hanger.
The best headphone stands for audiophiles, gamers, and anyone with a desk|Irena Collaku|July 23, 2021|Popular-Science
So it matters if it’s a good coat hanger, but it’s just a coat hanger.
Colson Whitehead and Margaret Atwood Discuss The Underground Railroad, The Handmaid's Tale and the Challenges of Adaptation|Lucy Feldman|May 13, 2021|Time

"Look here, let's not use the U.S.A. as a coat hanger," he wrote.
Post Election, Obama Gambles on Syrian Rebels|Mike Giglio|November 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It shows a woman, actress Lisa Edelstein, walking toward a closet; inside is a coat hanger.
Democrats Push Envelope on Abortion, Drop Insistence That It Be Rare|Eleanor Clift|September 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Place on coat hanger, and allow to dry before wearing or delivering.
The Copeland Method|Vanness Copeland
When we want a gimlet, or a saw, or a coat-hanger we want that one thing and want it as good as it can be made.
Introducing the American Spirit|Edward A. Steiner
The coat hanger is a convenient thing in every household, and also a good example of spokeshave work.
Carpentry and Woodwork|Edwin W. Foster
Also, hanging on a nail in one of the beams was a German tunic, stretched neatly on a coat-hanger.
With Our Army in Palestine|Antony Bluett
Place on a coat hanger, to retain its proper shape and to dry before wearing.
The Copeland Method|Vanness Copeland

British Dictionary definitions for coat hanger

coat hanger

noun

a curved piece of wood, wire, plastic, etc, fitted with a hook and used to hang up clothes

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