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Meaning of Clotheshorse | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A frame on which laundry is hung to dry.
  2. A person excessively concerned with the appearance of their clothing.
    derogatory, figuratively, slang

Equivalents

العربية الشخص العصري
Català estenedor
Deutsch Modepüppchen Modepuppe Trockengestell Wäscheständer Wäschetrockner
Ελληνικά άπλωμα
Español tendedero tendedor ténder tenderete
Suomi kuivausteline muotileijona pyykinkuivausteline
Français étendoir Tancarville
Gaeilge mainicín
Magyar szárító
Italiano stendibiancheria
한국어 횃대
Português estendal varal
Svenska torkställning

Examples

“In front of the darkened electric fire stood a wooden clothes horse draped with tights and underwear.”
“Her mother was a genuine clotheshorse. She had had more kimonos and dresses than room in their chests to store them […]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

clothesies clotheslessness Clothesline Clotheslines clothesmaker clothesmaking

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