clotheshorse

Other forms: clotheshorses

Definitions of clotheshorse

1. noun

   a framework on which to hang clothes (as for drying)
   type of:

   framework

   a structure supporting or containing something
2. noun

   a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
   synonyms: beau, dandy, dude, fashion plate, fop, gallant, sheik, swell

   examples:

   George Bryan Brummell

   English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840)

   types:

   cockscomb, coxcomb

   a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments

   macaroni

   a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms

   type of:

   adult male, man

   an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)