Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A frame on which clothes are hung to dry or air.
- n. A person excessively concerned with dress.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A frame to hang clothes or household linen on, especially for drying.
Wiktionary
- n. A frame on which laundry is hung to dry.
- n. by extension A person excessively concerned with the appearance of their clothing.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A frame to hang clothes on.
- n. a person who is conspicuous for dressing fashionably, especially one who spends much time or money to acquire clothing.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a framework on which to hang clothes (as for drying)
- n. a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
Etymologies
- clothes + horse (Wiktionary)
Examples
“I also asked that since she's a self-confessed "clotheshorse" (its on her website) if the "Firefly" writers might have used that as an inspiration for the "Shindig" episode where Kaylee wears the fancy dress with the hoop skirt.”
“Michael "clotheshorse" Brown may consult for Da Parish!”
“Pham, associate professor at Illinois University, Urbana-Champaign, and one of the self-proclaimed "clotheshorse academics" behind the Threadbared blog exploring the politics of fashion.”
The Guardian: Chinese models stride the catwalk as the west eyes China's rich fashion market
“I'm also a clotheshorse, so that's not the worst thing in the world.”
The Wall Street Journal: Joel McHale on Hosting the 'Anti-Oscars'
“In the book, he calls Sheen "one-of-a-kind ... a Polo preppy clotheshorse in a world of O.P. shorts and surf T-shirts" and "a wonderful mix of nerd ... and rebel.”
Rob Lowe on Partying Days with Charlie Sheen: "We Competed to See Who Could Play Harder"
“Here, the accomplished clotheshorse, whose oversight includes Vanity Fair's best-dressed list, discusses the world of style and beyond.”
“Her overbearingly entitled yuppie brother, Beau (Craig Wallace), clumsily pitches a tent near Johnnie's with girlfriend-of-the-moment Shavondra (Fatima Quander), a clotheshorse who would flee nature faster than you can say "American Express.”
The Washington Post: '24, 7, 365' review: Perpetual state of angst can be hard to handle
“I was a clotheshorse for their fashion then, as I am today.”
The Guardian: Thin is in: in search of the perfect male body
“Already, we've got presumptuous soccer powerhouses in flames; clotheshorse managers who appear to be angling for invites aboard Valentino's yacht; referees under siege; and unforgettably melodramatic acting.”
The Wall Street Journal: Now Appearing in South Africa: Les Mis
“No question about it — the kid's a clotheshorse.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘clotheshorse’.
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here, horsey!
horse-related words (sometimes several times removed from actual equines)
horse, donkey, mule, hinny, gelding, stallion, mare, hobby horse, clotheshorse, sawhorse, horseradish, equine and 28 more...
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that's just beastly!
cat-o-nine-tails, snake in the grass, puppy love, white elephant, crocodile tears, monkey business, keep the wolf fro..., culture vulture, black sheep of th..., scapegoat, ugly duckling, swan song and 260 more...
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Mollusque's miscellany
A mixture of words that I like or have commented on, along with ones parked here so they'd be listed somewhere or remind me of lists I want to make.
oranger, monographer, preoccupied, bu, bobization, coinventor, tetrapyloctomy, borgmannian, suspercollate, manhug, mancrush, obituarist and 604 more...
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anotherfailedattempt's Words
kakistocracy, conflagration, pollyanna, equanimity, punctillious, obstreperous, ribald, belligerent, truculent, verbose, lachrymose, onanism and 278 more...
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ulyssean
... as in "by James Joyce"
stately, plump, aloft, gurgling, untonsured, chrysostomos, jowl, parapet, jesuit, indigestion, scutter, noserag and 688 more...
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sheep's eyes, doe-eyed, cat-eyed, bug-eyed, cat's paw, black swan, leapfrog, menagerie, cold turkey, card shark, snail's pace, bull's eye and 362 more...
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Fond of Clothes
fashion plate, fashionista, harajuku, maiko, mules, pumps, sartorial, clotheshorse, sole, welt, clogs, luxury attack and 10 more...
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simple & useful7
hamlet, municipality, shire, colloquially, decrescendo, coaxingly, disproportional, perturbed, obligatory, appurtenance, taciturn, coterminous and 58 more...
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tainteford's Words
poltroon, threadbare, anomie, maudlin, sot, federletus, vituperative, taciturn, circumlocution, treacle, magnanimous, battleaxe and 61 more...
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descriptors - nouns
libertine, equanimity, craven, cavalier, martinet, popinjay, tremble, flinch, malice, drudgery, dystopia, morbidity and 37 more...
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little light in the loafers
merman, divine, sassafras, jockstrap, milquetoast, defrocked, poppycock, murse, fabulous, ab fab, panache, gild the lily and 51 more...
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Atypical
dodrantal, ampersand, desiderative, cynosure, sybaritic, orthogonal, lacuna, lunge, forfend, celerity, hebetudinous, torpid and 58 more...
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