hat rack

(UK) A device used to store hats upon, consisting of a vertical pole with a sturdy base to prevent toppling, and an array of pegs to hold the hats.

(US) A hat rack; hatstand.

(chiefly, US) A pole with pegs for temporary storage of clothing; a coat rack.

A hat tree is the American English term for a hat rack or hatstand — that tall, branchy contraption in the hallway where coats and hats pile up until it collapses. The name is charmingly literal: it looks like a tree, you hang hats on it. In most modern homes it doubles as a dumping ground for everything from umbrellas to bags. Mostly a practical household item, though the term hat tree has a certain old-fashioned American domestic charm to it.

(US) An upright pole having hooks on which to hang coats or other clothing.