clotheshorses

noun

plural of clotheshorse
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  1. cavaliers
  2. blades
Noun
  • The young women and their cavaliers headed to L’Arc, a nightclub in Paris situated near the Shangri-La; there, the group continued their celebrations some hours later.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
Definition of cavaliers
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  • Over the last decade, GE Aerospace has upgraded the GEnx engine’s high-pressure turbine blades and combustor coating technology, more than doubling time on wing in harsh environments, as per the release.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
  • However, the stripes are actually caused by the light reflecting off the blades, depending on what direction they are mowed in, says Handley.
    — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 18 July 2026
Definition of blades
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“Clotheshorses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clotheshorses. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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