clotheshorse

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  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. derogatory,figuratively,slang
    — Her mother was a genuine clotheshorse. She had had more kimonos and dresses than room in their chests to store them […]

词形变化

clotheshorses plural clothes-horse alternative clothes horse alternative

词汇关系

相关词
clothesline coat hanger

词源

From clothes + horse.
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