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clotheshorse
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(klōz'hôrs', klōTHz'-) pronunciation
n.
  1. A frame on which clothes are hung to dry or air.
  2. A person excessively concerned with dress.

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WordNet: clotheshorse
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a framework on which to hang clothes (as for drying)

Meaning #2: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
  Synonyms: dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell, fashion plate


Wikipedia: Clotheshorse
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A clothes horse

A clotheshorse or clothes horse, sometimes called a clothes rack, drying horse, winterdyke[1], clothes maiden, drying rack, or airer, refers to a frame upon which clothes are hung after washing to enable them to dry. The frame is usually made of wood, metal or plastic.

There are many types of drying racks, including large, stationary outdoor racks, smaller, folding portable racks, and wall-mounted drying racks. A drying rack is similar in usage and function to a clothes line, and used in lieu of a clothes dryer. The name clothes horse was in use by 1800.

Clothes Horse may also refer to a person excessively or obsessively interested in clothes, often to a humorous extent [2]. For example, a popular fashion blogger at http://theclothes.blogspot.com/ goes by the name theclotheshorse to show her obsession with clothes.

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Translations: Clotheshorse
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tøjstativ, tørrestativ

Nederlands (Dutch)
fat, droogrek

Français (French)
n. - séchoir à linge, (fig) mannequin, personne soucieuse de son habillement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Geck, Lackaffe, Trockengestell, Wäscheständer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καλόγερος, κρεμάστρα ρούχων

Italiano (Italian)
damerino, stendibiancheria, stenditoio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cabide (m) de pé para arejar ou secar roupas, dândi (m)

Русский (Russian)
напольная сушилка, модник/модница, франт

Español (Spanish)
n. - mujer obsesionada con sus trapos, dandy, figurín, tendedero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - torkställning, klädsnobb, vard.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
晒衣架

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 曬衣架

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 빨래 말리는 틀

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 干し物掛け, 衣装道楽の人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شخص يحب ارتداء الملابس الانيقه, حماله تنشيف ملابس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מתלה-ייבוש, מתגנדר‬


 
 
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