clothespress
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of clothespress
Example Sentences
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The clothespress at the bottom of the stairs was untouched, the bed linens and tablecloths stacked in it as neatly as if Mother had set them there a moment ago.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
He took his dark suit out of the clothespress and laid it over the back of a chair, and he put a white shirt and a black tie on the seat of the chair.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
I pulled myself from the floor and marched to the clothespress.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
I took two extra candles from the clothespress and hurried upstairs to watch over Mother.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
I fumbled in the clothespress for a candle and set it into a holder on the kitchen wall.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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