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Meaning of "clotheshorse" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLOTHESHORSE

clotheshorse  [ˈkləʊðzˌhɔːs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLOTHESHORSE

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conjunction
determiner
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Clotheshorse is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CLOTHESHORSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

clotheshorse

Clothes horse

A clothes horse, sometimes called a clothes rack, drying horse, clothes maiden, drying rack, drying stand, Frostick, airer, or winterdyke, is 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 as an alternative to the clothes dryer. The name clothes horse was in use by 1800.

Definition of clotheshorse in the English dictionary

The definition of clotheshorse in the dictionary is a frame on which to hang laundry for drying or airing. Other definition of clotheshorse is a dandy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLOTHESHORSE


bathorse
ˈbætˌhɔːs
carthorse
ˈkɑːtˌhɔːs
drayhorse
ˈdreɪˌhɔːs
drayman
ˈdreɪˌhɔːs
hoarse
hɔːs
hobbyhorse
ˈhɒbɪˌhɔːs
horse
hɔːs
packhorse
ˈpækˌhɔːs
philhorse
ˈfɪlˌhɔːs
racehorse
ˈreɪsˌhɔːs
rearhorse
ˈrɪərˌhɔːs
redhorse
ˈrɛdˌhɔːs
sawhorse
ˈsɔːˌhɔːs
stockhorse
ˈstɒkˌhɔːs
stonehorse
ˈstəʊnˌhɔːs
studhorse
ˈstʌdˌhɔːs
warhorse
ˈwɔːˌhɔːs
Whitehorse
ˈwaɪtˌhɔːs
woodhorse
ˈwʊdˌhɔːs
workhorse
ˈwɜːkˌhɔːs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLOTHESHORSE

clothes
clothes basket
clothes brush
clothes drier
clothes dryer
clothes hanger
clothes maiden
clothes manufacturer
clothes moth
clothes peg
clothes pole
clothes post
clothes prop
clothes rack
clothes rope
clothes shop
clothes tree
clothes-press
clothesline
clothespin

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLOTHESHORSE

be on one´s high horse
cutting horse
dark horse
flog a dead horse
for the worse
gift horse
high horse
iron horse
light horse
one-horse
pack horse
pommel horse
put the cart before the horse
quarter horse
rocking horse
sea horse
shire horse
stalking-horse
to get off your high horse
white horse
wild horse

Synonyms and antonyms of clotheshorse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «clotheshorse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLOTHESHORSE

Find out the translation of clotheshorse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of clotheshorse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clotheshorse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

晒衣架
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tendedero
570 millions of speakers

English

clotheshorse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

clotheshorse
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

clotheshorse
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сушилка для белья
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

clotheshorse
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পোশাক শুকাইবার জন্য ফ্রেম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

séchoir à linge
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kain penutup
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wäscheständer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

物干し掛け
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

clotheshorse
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Clotheshorse
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

clotheshorse
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

clotheshorse
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्लॉशशोर्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çamaşır askısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stendibiancheria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

clotheshorse
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сушарка для білизни
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rufe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απλώστρες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

clotheshorse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

clothes
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tørkestativ
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clotheshorse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLOTHESHORSE»

The term «clotheshorse» is regularly used and occupies the 74.087 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLOTHESHORSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «clotheshorse» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «clotheshorse» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clotheshorse

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLOTHESHORSE»

Discover the use of clotheshorse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clotheshorse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Clotheshorse
Melinda Knight finds that working on a fashion magazine is far from the glamorous job she expected it to be. Grades 7-9.
Marjory Hall, 1966
2
Ordered Chaos: The Interpretation of English Noun-noun Compounds
In addition, workhorse (where horse has not been accommodated) and clotheshorse have been accommodated as wholes; that is, the literal meaning of the compound as a whole has been accommodated. A clotheshorse in the first meaning ...
Mary Ellen Ryder, 1994
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20,000 Quips & Quotes
CLOTHES CLOTHESHORSE Clothes don't make the woman, but they often show how she is made. A man never discovers that a woman has nothing to wear until he marries her. The wife who is foolish enough to ask her hushand's advice  ...
Evan Esar, 1995
4
Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors
CLOTHESHORSE a dotheshorse. A man's clothes rack (WNNCD: 1775); a female "fashion plate." Source: HORSE. WNNCD: O.E. Originally, a clotheshorse was a small wooden framework — consisting of a pedestal, a post, and a hanger  ...
Robert Allen Palmatier, 1995
5
The villa on the Rhine
Mrs. Clotheshorse could give the best information, for she had a cook who had formerly lived with Bella. Bella was not severe toward the servants, but capricious ; sometimes she scolded them dreadfully, and at other times made them presents  ...
Berthold Auerbach, Bayard Taylor, 1869
6
Popular Science
As IT seems to rain every Monday in the old city by the sea where my home is, it is necessary to make provision for moving the weekly wash quickly under shelter or for drying indoors, so a magnified clotheshorse equal in capacity to 50 ft. of ...
7
The Wit and Humor of America (Complete)
Marshall P. Wilder. HOSTESS (faintly)—But I have only two! BRIGGS—Well, then, get me a clotheshorse and a couple of sheets. POOR RELATIVE—You know, Sarah, Iused the lasttwo when I made up mybedinthe children's nursery yesterday.
Marshall P. Wilder, 1937
8
Texas Monthly
Clotheshorse Anonymous, Inc. accepts gently worn designer clothes, jewelry, gifts and furs on consignment for resale. ... Clotheshorses from coast to coast consign their clothes and receive thousands of dollars in return from Clotheshorse ...
9
LIFE
Hollywood. Clotheshorse. MODEL TURNED ACTRESS, JOANNE GILBERT REMAINS A FASHION PLATE Joanne Gilbert grew up in Hollywood, a town full of careers for a pretty girl. But she left to try to become a fashion model in New York.
10
Popular Mechanics
The common folding clotheshorse admirably answers the purpose it is intended for, but suffers from lack of stability, a slight push being enough to make it fall over or close. To o v e r- come this, the two bars or braces shown in the drawing ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLOTHESHORSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clotheshorse is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fremont woman's paintings displayed around the country
Instead, she and her twin sister went to modeling school in New York, which Stetzel disliked because she was never a clotheshorse. When she ... «Fremont News Messenger, Jul 15»
2
From Avatars to Apps: Why We Still Love to Go Down the Rabbit …
... and the “clotheshorse”). The nonsense and play were a revelation to Victorian England; a society defined by rules, decorum, and moral tales. «The Epoch Times, Jul 15»
3
Kempner classic: Socialite Nan Kempner was the embodiment of …
Immortalised by Andy Warhol in 1973, the socialite and philanthropist was the ultimate clotheshorse of her generation, a disco queen in Dior ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
I so miss the days when real men wore diamond sweaters writes LIZ …
Her role was to get a tray of cheese and biscuits ready for my dad's return, round about the time the football came on: the cue for a clotheshorse ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
5
From avatars to apps: why we still love to go down the rabbit hole …
... (as in “The Walrus and the Carpenter”), and jumbles up literal and figurative meanings (like the “caucus race” and the “clotheshorse”). «The Conversation UK, Jul 15»
6
Messi: No debate
Away from the pitch, Messi lacks the sheer marketing ability of a professional clotheshorse like Beckham or Ronaldo, and can't match the likes ... «Bet123.net, Jul 15»
7
Angela Scanlon: Keeping it real
We are not content anymore with a nameless face no matter how beautiful, a clotheshorse with a vacant stare will not sell anything to us ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
8
Style Are You a Macho Pretty Boy?
Father of Italy's luxe off-the-peg menswear tradition, Cerruti was also a world-class clotheshorse. One of the sleeper hits of Pitti Uomo this ... «Style.com, Jun 15»
9
The stars who are the in-fight entertainment
When hard-partying clotheshorse Kate Moss was led off an easyJet flight last week, the news prompted outraged headlines and popularised ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
10
Attention Directioners! Is This Harry Styles' New GF?
The 21-year-old pop hunk has been spotted kissing the astonishingly good looking Portuguese clotheshorse Sara Sampaio on a night out in ... «MTV UK, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Clotheshorse [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/clotheshorse>. Apr 2024 ».
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