clotheshorse

noun

clothes·​horse ˈklōz-ˌhȯrs How to pronounce clotheshorse (audio)
 also  ˈklōt͟hz-
Synonyms of clotheshorsenext
1
: a frame on which to hang clothes
2
: a conspicuously dressy person

Examples of clotheshorse in a Sentence

My teenage daughter's a real clotheshorse.
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Apart from the pleasurable wonder of watching these excellent real horses alongside McCartney’s excellent model clotheshorses, that adjacency was also designed to stimulate the audience’s consideration of animal cruelty in the fashion industry. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2023 Megan Thee Stallion is a lithe clotheshorse of a wordsmith whose lyricall bread and butter is commanding men to pleasure her. — Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of clotheshorse was in 1775

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clotheshorse

noun
clothes·​horse ˈklō(t͟h)z-ˌhȯrs How to pronounce clotheshorse (audio)
: a person who dresses well enough to be noticed

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