clotheshorse
A frame on which laundry is hung to dry.
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A frame on which laundry is hung to dry.
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(slang, figurative, somewhat, derogatory) 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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