"clotheshorse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clotheshorses [plural]
Etymology: clothes + horse Etymology templates: {{compound|en|clothes|horse}} clothes + horse Head templates: {{en-noun}} clotheshorse (plural clotheshorses)
  1. A frame on which laundry is hung to dry. Categories (topical): Laundry Synonyms: airer, clothes maiden, clothes screen, drying rack Translations (laundry frame): droograk (Afrikaans), estenedor [masculine] (Catalan), 晾衣架 (liàngyījià) (Chinese Mandarin), sekigrako (Esperanto), pyykinkuivausteline (Finnish), étendoir [masculine] (French), tancarville [masculine] (French), Wäscheständer [masculine] (German), Trockengestell [neuter] (German), Wäschetrockner [masculine, uncommon] (German), szárító (Hungarian), stendibiancheria [masculine] (Italian), 횃대 (hwaetdae) (Korean), tørkestativ [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), tørkestativ [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), estendedor (Occitan), secador (Occitan), estendal [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), varal [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), tendedero [masculine] (Spanish), tenderete [masculine] (Spanish), tendedor [masculine] (Spanish), ténder [Latin-America, masculine] (Spanish), torkställning (Swedish), çamaşır askılığı (Turkish), çamaşır askısı (Turkish), çamaşırlık (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-clotheshorse-en-noun-5s3IZqrU Disambiguation of Laundry: 91 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 82 18 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 62 38 Disambiguation of 'laundry frame': 99 1
  2. (figurative) A person excessively concerned with the appearance of their clothing. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): People Translations (person): vaatefriikki (Finnish), mainicín [masculine] (Irish), klädsnobb (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-clotheshorse-en-noun-DafOweN5 Disambiguation of People: 3 97 Disambiguation of 'person': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: clothes-horse, clothes horse Related terms: clothesline, coat hanger

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