coat rack
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- noun
- /koʊt ræk/
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perchero
- So when you first walk into our home, you'll notice a a pretty simple entryway, a coat rack with a couple of hats, maybe a few jackets on it.
- a coat rack with jackets
- hang on the coat rack
Now I've taken my, I've taken my, my coat rack off of the off of the Jesus rod.
- Now I've taken my, I've taken my, my coat rack off of the off of the Jesus rod.
- That worker brought out a coat rack of uniforms and he said, these are my friends.
- You know where that whistle, Everybody has a fucking whistle on their Dang coat rack.
Examples
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Silent Bob stands alone by the coat rack.
Fiction book (1999) -
Vincent hangs up his overcoat on a big bronze coat rack in the alcove.
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The coat rack is over there.
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I decided this week that I need to do something about the coat rack in the hallway.
Blog text (19) -
Joe hangs up his coat on the coat rack and goes to the coffee setup at the rear of the office.
Fiction book (1990) -
Halfway down the hall was a heavy, dark, wooden coat rack with only one piece of clothing, a child's bright red jacket.
Fiction book (1997) -
The three of them went obediently to the coat rack and hung their differently colored down jackets in a row.
Fiction book (1993) -
Vincent hangs up his overcoat on a big bronze coat rack in the alcove.
Fiction book (1994) -
After a moment, she picked it up and hung it on a coat rack.
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That's why I got the coat rack.
Synonyms
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A frame for holding or showing things
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A frame like human shoulders for hanging coats to keep their shape
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A stand with hooks for hanging coats and hats near the door
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A piece of furniture with a tall pole and hooks for hanging coats
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A frame shaped like human shoulders for hanging clothes to keep them neat
A stand with hooks for hanging coats and hats by the door
A tall stand with hooks for hanging coats and hats
A standing pole with hooks for hanging coats and hats
A hanger shaped like shoulders for holding clothes like dresses
A frame for hanging clothes to dry or to display them
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a piece of furniture with hooks for hanging coats and hats' is directly and compositionally derived from 'coat' (an outer garment) + 'rack' (a stand or frame). This simple noun–noun compounding pattern is common and cross-linguistically regular, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Coat rack comes from the simple image of a coat hung on a rack with hooks. A rack is a stand used 'for hanging coats and hats', so the name literally shows that object and now means 'a piece of furniture with hooks for hanging coats and hats'.