coat hanger
8
1.0
- noun
- /koʊt ˈhæŋər/
:
percha
- I had asked Angus to find all the coat hangers that are lying about in his bedroom.
Some use brass, some want aluminium, some want steel, some want, you know, bent coat hangers will work, right?
- Some use brass, some want aluminium, some want steel, some want, you know, bent coat hangers will work, right?
Examples
-
I hung my coat on the metal coat hanger and looked around me.
-
Then there were rustlings as she took a slip and some clothes off the coat hangers in that corner.
Fiction book (1991) -
Just see if they got a coat hanger.
-
Narrator 1: He is carrying clothes on a coat hanger.
Fiction book (2001) -
Cynthia: See those paper clips and that wire coat hanger on the table?
Fiction book (1999) -
We made reindeer horns out of coat hangers and our fathers' socks.
Fiction book (2001) -
You tap here, the coat hanger deploys and you can use that to hang your coats and use the grab handle for grabbing.
-
Our hoop skirts were made out of concentric rings of coat hangers, tied together with strips of old sheets.
Fiction book (2002) -
I take two jumpers, both plaid, off their coat hangers and fold them on my bed.
-
The room had posh coat hangers in the wardrobe with sponge on them.
Synonyms
192
1.0
A curved piece used to catch or hang things
42
1.0
A shaped piece of wood, plastic or metal that holds clothes in a closet
1
1.0
A frame shaped like human shoulders for hanging clothes to keep them neat
A hanger shaped like shoulders for holding clothes like dresses
How Supportive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'coat' (a garment) with 'hanger' (a device for suspending clothes): a hanger for coats. This straightforward noun–noun compound follows common composition patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The noun coat hanger comes from its simple job: a hanger for a coat. It is made in the shape of shoulders so the coat 'keeps its shape' and does not wrinkle.