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clothes horse

/ˈkləʊðz hɔːs/noun

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कपड़े सुखाने का स्टैंड

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a wooden or metal frame on which you hang clothes to dry indoors

    कपड़े सुखाने का स्टैंड

    • The wet towels were hung on a clothes horse near the window.
    • She hung the wet shirts on the clothes horse in the hallway.
    • We put the clothes horse on the balcony to catch the sun.
    + 2 more examples
    • A folding clothes horse is handy in a small flat during the monsoon.
    • The clothes horse collapsed under the weight of wet jeans.

    Synonyms airer

  2. 2

    [C] informal, disapproving

    a person who is too interested in fashionable clothes

    फ़ैशन और कपड़ों का दीवाना व्यक्ति

    • He is a bit of a clothes horse.
    • Everyone knows Sameer is a clothes horse who changes outfits three times a day.
    • His friends tease him for being a clothes horse.
    + 2 more examples
    • She is such a clothes horse that she spends half her salary on outfits.
    • He denied being a clothes horse and said he just liked looking smart.