clothespress
- noun
- /ˈkloʊðzˌprɛs/
- Archaic
:
ropero
- Garth closed the broad wooden door slowly behind him, winced as the hinges groaned, and set his boots down beside the tall, painted clothespress near the doorway.
Examples
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One such sketch, of this odd child with his arms around the shaggy neck of an old she-wolf, was tacked to the back panel of the cedar clothespress in Ulfra's bedchamber.
Fiction book (1993) -
She stored her winter coats in the clothespress to keep them neat and organized.
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I wonder what they keep in their clothespress.
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Then fetch my green velvet out of the clothespress.
Fiction book (1994) -
At ten, I was crouching in a corner, taking shelter near a clothespress in Peggy's room.
Fiction book (1994) -
I folded the dress carefully, p238, in the clothespress.
Fiction book (1994) -
Ulfra was asleep in the cedar clothespress, the contents of the strongbox scattered about.
Fiction book (1993) -
Changing by feel in the fragrant clothespress, Ulfra put on a thief's black outfit and a black p156 hood to cover her hair.
Fiction book (1993) -
She sat up and leaned her head against the cedar panels of the clothespress until her heart slowed its frantic beat.
Fiction book (1993) -
He opened the clothespress to find his favorite shirt hanging inside.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small space for keeping clothes and other things
35
1.0
A large piece of furniture with doors for storing clothes
12
8.4
A tall piece of furniture with doors for hanging clothes
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2.6
A piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes and small items
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8.1
A tall elegant chest with drawers for storing clothes
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1.1
A closet for keeping clothes like coats and dresses
A tall chest of drawers for storing clothes and sheets
A warm cupboard that has a water heater and keeps towels and sheets dry
A room in a public place where people leave coats and bags
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Morphology
Etymology
Clothespress is simply clothes + press, where press once meant 'a cupboard' or 'chest' for storing cloth, as in linen-press. So a clothespress is a cupboard for keeping your clothes.