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clotheshorse

noun

  1. clothes drying rack
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From clothes + horse.

  1. 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.”

  2. 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 […]”