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clotheshorse

clothes·horse
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [klohz-hawrs, klohth z-]
    • /ˈkloʊzˌhɔrs, ˈkloʊðz-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [klohz-hawrs, klohth z-]
    • /ˈkloʊzˌhɔrs, ˈkloʊðz-/

Definitions of clotheshorse word

  • noun clotheshorse a frame on which to hang laundry for drying or airing 3
  • noun clotheshorse a dandy 3
  • noun clotheshorse a frame on which to hang clothes, etc. for airing or drying 3
  • noun clotheshorse a person who pays too much attention to clothes and new fashions 3
  • noun clotheshorse Informal. a person whose chief interest and pleasure is dressing fashionably. 1
  • noun clotheshorse a frame on which to hang wet laundry for drying. 1
See all 8 definitions of clotheshorse

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Origin of clotheshorse

First appearance:

before 1765
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1765-75; clothes + horse

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Parts of speech for Clotheshorse

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Clotheshorse

clotheshorse popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

clotheshorse usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for clotheshorse

noun clotheshorse

  • beau — A woman's beau is her boyfriend or lover.
  • coxcomb — a foppish man
  • dude — a man excessively concerned with his clothes, grooming, and manners.
  • fashion plate — a person who consistently wears the latest style in dress.
  • peacock — the male of the peafowl distinguished by its long, erectile, greenish, iridescent tail coverts that are brilliantly marked with ocellated spots and that can be spread in a fan.
All 12 Synonyms of clotheshorse

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