coatrack

Examples

• All

• Lou took the coat and hung it on a coatrack.

  Fiction book (1992)

• As soon as we arrived, I took off my jacket and placed it on the coatrack near the front door.

• There was a crush of people at the coatrack.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The woman nodded and picked up the suitcase that stood under the coatrack.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Then there was the old couch covered with blankets, a coatrack festooned with coats and sweaters.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Grabbing his University of Kentucky Wildcats blue nylon parka from the coatrack, he let himself out the back door, locked it behind him, and headed across the cold, crisp grass for his barn.

  Fiction book (2001)

• INT PATRICK'S APARTMENT, HALLWAY - MORNING. PATRICK puts on his raincoat, taking a white scarf off the coatrack near the door. The scarf is embroidered with a cute blue whale; something a child might wear.

  Fiction book (2000)

• She hung her coat on the coatrack by the entrance before entering the house.

• The guests placed their hats and coats on the coatrack when they entered the party.

Synonyms

C

coat rack

vscoatrack

5 1.0

A stand with hooks for hanging coats and hats

is the common term for a stand near entrance for hanging outerwear and hats

C

coat stand

vscoatrack

• UK

1 2.3

A piece of furniture with a tall pole and hooks for hanging coats

is a stand near entrance mainly used for hanging outerwear and hats

C

coat tree

vscoatrack

• US

2.5

A tall stand with hooks for hanging coats and hats

is usually lower profile and not specifically tall or branch shaped

H

hatrack

vscoatrack

• US

3.4

A stand with hooks for hanging coats and hats by the door

is any stand for hanging outerwear and hats not only tall entryway pieces

C

clothes tree

vscoatrack

• UK

4.1

A standing pole with hooks for hanging coats and hats

is mainly for outerwear and hats and not usually for umbrellas

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Etymology