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hall stand

British  

noun

  1. a piece of furniture on which are hung coats, hats, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Wednesday’s show — the last of the Disney hall stand — got to all of it, with Simon still in exquisite form in the last light of his performing career.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2025

Near Hrothgar’s hall stand the images of the Scyldings’ gods, grotesque faces carved out of wood or hacked from stone and set up in a circle, eyes staring inward, gazing thoughtfully at nothing.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

When you leave the flat, put it on the hall stand.

From Ethel Hollister's Second Summer as a Campfire Girl by Benson, Irene Elliott

On the hall stand was a stack of visiting cards.

From The Weight of the Crown by White, Fred M. (Fred Merrick)

In front of the hall stand two urns.

From The Day of Wrath by Bain, R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet)

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