clotheshorse

English

Etymology

clothes +‎ horse

Noun

clotheshorse (plural clotheshorses)

A frame on which laundry is hung to dry.
(by extension) A person excessively concerned with the appearance of their clothing.

Synonyms

(clothes) airer, clothes maiden, clothes screen

Translations

laundry frame

Catalan: estenedor (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 晾衣架 (liàngyījià)
Finnish: pyykinkuivausteline (fi)
French: étendoir (fr) m
German: Wäscheständer (de) m
Hungarian: szárító (hu)

Italian: stendibiancheria m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: tørkestativ n

Nynorsk: tørkestativ n
Occitan: estendedor, secador (oc)
Spanish: tendedero (es) m, tenderete m

person

Finnish: vaatefriikki (fi)

See also

coat hanger

References

“clotheshorse” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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