coat-check

I arrive to restaurants a couple of minutes early so I can slip out of my rubber boots, shove them into a plastic bag I carry for wet shoes, and hand it over to the coat-check attendant.

Ask Teri Teri Agins 2011

In between, we observe a galloping parade of bellboys and coat-check girls who fling themselves at the feet of Herman Glogauer (David Breitbarth), the don't-say-yes-until-I-finish-talking head of Glogauer Studios, in the (mostly) vain hope of becoming movie stars.

All Talking! All Laughing! Terry Teachout 2012

"Tonight, I'm just thanking God and the coat-check girls," said the organization's founder Scott Harrison.

An Outpouring of Support for Clean Water Valentine Uhovski 2011

PETERSBURG, Russia—On Sunday, voters in two districts here will choose city council officials from a slate of 16 candidates, mostly political amateurs including a train repairman and a former coat-check clerk.

St. Petersburg Scandal: A 'Secret' Election Alan Cullison 2011

The next day a spokeswoman said the coat-check fee was an error.

Parties Packed With Foodies Marshall Heyman 2010

Next up was a coat-check area where women pulled off their head-to-toe black abayas.

REVEALED: The Unexpected Location Of Wild Parties Named By WikiLeaks AP 2010

The dining room—diners, servers, bartenders, hostess, even the coat-check girl—sparkled with energy.

Georgia’s Kitchen Jenny Nelson 2010

The term seemed so personal that I was startled and then I realized that Ian was one of those continental smoothies who probably called every coat-check girl “darling.”

Haunted Honeymoon Marta Acosta 2010

Fortunately, the coat-check girl knew the name of the car company and had seen a black Mercedes S500 with tinted windows cart away her boss just moments earlier.

Georgia’s Kitchen Jenny Nelson 2010

Next up was a coat-check area where women pulled off their head-to-toe black abayas.

REVEALED: The Unexpected Location Of Wild Parties Named By WikiLeaks AP 2010