clotheshorse


clothes·horse

noun \-ˌhrs\

Definition of CLOTHESHORSE

1
: a frame on which to hang clothes
2
: a conspicuously dressy person

Examples of CLOTHESHORSE

  1. My teenage daughter's a real clotheshorse.

First Known Use of CLOTHESHORSE

1775

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