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CLOTHESHORSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does clotheshorse mean?
• CLOTHESHORSE (noun)
The noun CLOTHESHORSE has 2 senses:
1. a framework on which to hang clothes (as for drying)
2. a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
Familiarity information: CLOTHESHORSE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A framework on which to hang clothes (as for drying)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("clotheshorse" is a kind of...):
frame; framework (a structure supporting or containing something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
beau; clotheshorse; dandy; dude; fashion plate; fop; gallant; sheik; swell
Hypernyms ("clotheshorse" is a kind of...):
adult male; man (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "clotheshorse"):
cockscomb; coxcomb (a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments)
macaroni (a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms)
Instance hyponyms:
Beau Brummell; Brummell; George Bryan Brummell (English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840))
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