Clotheshorse

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  • noun. A frame on which clothes are hung to dry or air.
  • noun. A person excessively concerned with dress.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A frame to hang clothes or household linen on, especially for drying.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A frame to hang clothes on.
  • noun. a person who is conspicuous for dressing fashionably, especially one who spends much time or money to acquire clothing.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A frame on which laundry is hung to dry.
  • noun. A person excessively concerned with the appearance of their clothing.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a framework on which to hang clothes (as for drying)
  • noun. a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
    • Word Usage
    "I also asked that since she's a self-confessed "clotheshorse" (its on her website) if the "Firefly" writers might have used that as an inspiration for the "Shindig" episode where Kaylee wears the fancy dress with the hoop skirt."
    cross-reference
    coat hanger  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    framework  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    andiron  foot-rule  funis  mattock  outrigger  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Beau Brummel  arbiter of fashion  beau  blade  blood  
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