coatrack

American  

[koht-rak] / ˈkoʊtˌræk /

noun

1. a rack or stand for the temporary hanging or storing of coats, hats, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of coatrack

First recorded in 1910–15; coat + rack ¹

Example Sentences

Cos make detachable hoods with dicky-style bib fronts which can be layered under a smart coat when rain is forecast, instantly streamlining your coatrack.

From The Guardian

I installed a coatrack over the top, and whenever I needed to retrieve a jacket, or a towel, I stood on my desk chair, swivelling uncertainly.

From The New Yorker

In terms of the extremes, on one hand Pence is like a glorified coatrack.

From Salon

Above the coatrack hangs a portrait of an ancestor Anna-Maria calls “the family prince,” a rake who married a French courtesan and built her a castle in Silesia, which was bombed by the Russians.

From The New Yorker

In 1917, Duchamp laid a coatrack on the floor and titled it “Trap”; at its first showing, it went unnoticed as an art work.

From The New Yorker