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clotheshorse
noun 2
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1ADJ.
genuine
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noun
1
A frame on which laundry is hung to dry.
In front of the darkened electric fire stood a wooden clothes horse draped with tights and underwear.
2
A person excessively concerned with the appearance of their clothing.
Her mother was a genuine clotheshorse. She had had more kimonos and dresses than room in their chests to store them […]
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In front of the darkened electric fire stood a wooden clothes horse draped with tights and underwear.
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Her mother was a genuine clotheshorse. She had had more kimonos and dresses than room in their chests to store them […]
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