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clotheshorse

[ klohz-hawrs, klohthz- ]

noun

  1. Informal. a person whose chief interest and pleasure is dressing fashionably.
  2. a frame on which to hang wet laundry for drying.


clotheshorse

/ ˈ°ì±ôəʊð³úËŒ³óɔ˲õ /

noun

  1. a frame on which to hang laundry for drying or airing
  2. informal.
    a dandy
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of clotheshorse1

First recorded in 1765–75; clothes + horse
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“He responds well to men’s clothing in particular. Marty is a clotheshorse himself.â€

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As flattering as that pale purple may be on her, she’s much happier to let her guests’ ensembles, especially noted clotheshorse Kim, in a sweeping chiffon skirt and little white gloves, provide the fashion credentials.

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Clare’s interactions with the women in her life are playful and sympathetic even as she discovers that her ethics separate her from these clotheshorses.

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As a clotheshorse, he had certain natural advantages, of course.

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I used to be something of a casual clotheshorse, an obsessive buyer of T-shirts, baseball caps, socks and Adidas sneakers.

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