clotheshorse
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clotheshorse
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From clothes + horse.
noun clotheshorses · clothes-horse · clothes horse
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A frame on which laundry is hung to dry.
In front of the darkened electric fire stood a wooden clothes horse draped with tights and underwear.
Similar: airer, clothes maiden, clothes screen, drying rack
- A person excessively concerned with the appearance of their clothing. Her mother was a genuine clotheshorse. She had had more kimonos and dresses than room in their chests to store them […]
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noun laundry frame
| Español | tendedero, tenderete, tendedor, ténder |
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| 한국어 | 횃대 hwaetdae |
| 中文 | 晾衣架 liàngyījià |
| Português | estendal, varal |
| Français | étendoir, tancarville |
| Deutsch | Wäscheständer, Trockengestell, Wäschetrockner |
| Italiano | stendibiancheria |
noun person
| Deutsch | Modepuppe, Modepüppchen |
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Talk about this word "clotheshorse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/clotheshorse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. clotheshorse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/clotheshorse "clotheshorse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/clotheshorse.Cite this
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title = {clotheshorse},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clotheshorse},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
