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[ noun ] a framework on which to hang clothes (as for drying)

Used in print

(Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)

When they came to Mr._Jack 's photograph , twenty by twelve inches in a curly silver frame , Miss_Ada said , `` By_rights I ought to leave that , seeing he won n't take my clotheshorse '' .

`` What possessed you to tell me a clotheshorse would be a good idea '' ?

Related terms

framework

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[ noun ] a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
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