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/klohz"pres', klohdhz"-/, n.a receptacle for clothes, as a chest, wardrobe, or closet.[1705-15; CLOTHES + PRESS1]
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clothespress
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Clothespress — Clothes press , n. A receptacle for clothes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clothespress — [klōthz′pres΄, klōz′pres΄] n. a closet, wardrobe, or chest in which to keep clothes … English World dictionary
clothespress — noun Date: 1713 a receptacle for clothes … New Collegiate Dictionary
clothespress — n. place in which clothes are stored (closet, chest, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
clothespress — clothes·press … English syllables
clothespress — clothes•press [[t]ˈkloʊzˌprɛs, ˈkloʊðz [/t]] n. fur a receptacle for clothes, as a chest, wardrobe, or closet • Etymology: 1705–15 … From formal English to slang
clothespress — noun a closet where clothes are stored • Syn: ↑clothes closet • Hypernyms: ↑wardrobe, ↑closet, ↑press * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a receptacle for clothes: as … Useful english dictionary
press — press1 pressable, adj. /pres/, v.t. 1. to act upon with steadily applied weight or force. 2. to move by weight or force in a certain direction or into a certain position: The crowd pressed him into a corner. 3. to compress or squeeze, as to alter … Universalium
closet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cupboard, locker, wardrobe, clothespress. See receptacle, store. v. t. shut in, enclose. See enclosure. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. wardrobe, cabinet, recess, cupboard, locker, receptacle, safe, vault,… … English dictionary for students
tallboy — noun Date: 1769 1. a. highboy b. a double chest of drawers usually with the upper section slightly smaller than the lower 2. British clothespress … New Collegiate Dictionary
