dress rack
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- The boutique added a new dress rack near the entrance to showcase their summer collection.
Examples
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She organized the garments by color on the dress rack to create an appealing display.
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The store has a beautiful dress rack in the front window.
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After the sale, the dress rack was almost empty except for a few evening gowns.
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Can you see that dress rack over there?
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The boutique added a new dress rack near the entrance to showcase their summer collection.
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She organized the garments by color on the dress rack to create an appealing display.
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After the sale, the dress rack was almost empty except for a few evening gowns.
Synonyms
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A frame for holding or showing things
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A frame for hanging clothes to dry or to display them
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A standing pole with hooks for hanging coats and hats
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Morphology
The meaning 'a rack for displaying dresses' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'dress' (a garment) with 'rack' (a stand for holding/displaying objects); the compound names its function and referent. Noun–noun compounding with this compositional logic is common in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun dress rack comes from a simple, literal picture: a rack that holds dresses so customers can see them. That's why it means 'a rack used to display dresses for sale in a shop'.