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Noun: clotheshorse  'klow(dh)z,hors
  1. A framework on which to hang clothes (as for drying)
    "She hung the wet laundry on the clotheshorse"
     
  2. [informal] A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
    "The clotheshorse spent hours preening in front of the mirror before attending the social gathering";
    - dandy, dude [informal], fop [archaic], gallant [archaic], beau [archaic], swell [informal], fashion plate

Derived forms: clotheshorses

Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], frame, framework, geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, sod [informal]

Encyclopedia: Clotheshorse