- clotheshorse (C)
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BrE a frame on which you hang clothes to dry indoors2 AmE informal someone who thinks too much about clothes and who likes to have many different clothes
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
clotheshorse (C)
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Clotheshorse — Clothes horse (kl[=o]z h[^o]rs ), n. 1. A frame to hang clothes on. [1913 Webster] 2. a person who is conspicuous for dressing fashionably, especially one who spends much time or money to acquire clothing. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clotheshorse — [klōthz′hôrs΄, klōz′hôrs΄] n. 1. a frame on which to hang clothes, etc. for airing or drying 2. Slang a person who pays too much attention to clothes and new fashions … English World dictionary
Clotheshorse — This article is about a type of clothes rack. For a dandified dresser, see fop. A clothes horse A clotheshorse or clothes horse, sometimes called a clothes rack, drying horse, winterdyke,[1] clothes maiden, drying rack, or airer, refers to a… … Wikipedia
clotheshorse — [“klozhors] n. someone who is obsessed with clothing and looking good in it. □ Her brother is the real clotheshorse. □ Mary is such a clothes horse! Look at her now … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
clotheshorse — noun Date: 1775 1. a frame on which to hang clothes 2. a conspicuously dressy person … New Collegiate Dictionary
clotheshorse — /klohz hawrs , klohdhz /, n. 1. Informal. a person whose chief interest and pleasure is dressing fashionably. 2. a frame on which to hang wet laundry for drying. [1765 75; CLOTHES + HORSE] * * * … Universalium
clotheshorse — noun a) A frame on which laundry is hung to dry. b) A person excessively concerned with the appearance of their clothing … Wiktionary
clotheshorse — Synonyms and related words: Beau Brummel, arbiter of fashion, beau, blade, blood, boulevardier, buck, clubman, clubwoman, coxcomb, dandy, deb, debutante, dude, exquisite, fashion plate, fashionable, fine gentleman, fop, fribble, gallant, horse,… … Moby Thesaurus
clotheshorse — clothes|horse [ klouðz,hɔrs ] noun count 1. ) INFORMAL someone who always wears fashionable clothes and owns a lot of them 2. ) a frame of plastic or wooden bars on which you hang wet clothes so that they can dry inside your house … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
clotheshorse — n. frame on which to hang clothing; person whose main interest is in clothes and dressing fashionably … English contemporary dictionary
