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  • noun A piece of furniture, near to an outside door, on which hats and coats are hung, and umbrellas are stored

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  • noun a piece of furniture where coats and hats and umbrellas can be hung; usually has a mirror

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Examples

  • From the same year will be his stained beech hallstand with brass hooks estimate: €600-€900.

    Exclusively Austrian Modern Design Margaret Studer 2012

  • Pothilas set his briefcase down on the hallstand and paused to appreciate the afternoon light that lent his white-on-white decor an almost sanctified air.

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  • Pothilas set his briefcase down on the hallstand and paused to appreciate the afternoon light that lent his white-on-white decor an almost sanctified air.

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  • Eilis noticed a number of black umbrellas resting against the hallstand.

    Brooklyn Colm Tóibín 2009

  • He put the suitcase in the boot of the car as she left her key to the house on the hallstand.

    Brooklyn Colm Tóibín 2009

  • He put the suitcase in the boot of the car as she left her key to the house on the hallstand.

    Brooklyn Colm Tóibín 2009

  • Eilis noticed a number of black umbrellas resting against the hallstand.

    Brooklyn Colm Tóibín 2009

  • Eilis noticed a number of black umbrellas resting against the hallstand.

    Brooklyn Colm Tóibín 2009

  • He put the suitcase in the boot of the car as she left her key to the house on the hallstand.

    Brooklyn Colm Tóibín 2009

  • The blonde stopped at an oak hallstand with shiny brass hooks and pretended to look at the price.

    Honeymoon Patterson, James 2005

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