coat stand
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- noun
- /koʊt stænd/
- UK
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perchero
- A man in a long leather coat stands on his fourth-floor balcony on Kramgasse, overlooking the Zhringer Fountain and the white street below.
Examples
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"First he removed my scarf and coat and hung them on the coat stand.
Fiction book (1999) -
In the kitchen, the cap is placed on a chair; then for a few days, it hangs on the coat stand in the hallway.
Fiction book (1993) -
It could be, of course, that Peter's gaze, like the boy in our story's, was immediately captured by what was hanging on the antique coat stand across from him.
Fiction book (2002) -
As soon as she entered the house, she hung her coat on the coat stand next to the door.
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The coat stand in the hallway holds several jackets and hats for guests to use.
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After arriving home, he placed his jacket on the coat stand before heading to the kitchen.
Synonyms
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2.5
A piece of furniture that holds or shows things
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1.0
A frame like human shoulders for hanging coats to keep their shape
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1.0
A stand with hooks for hanging coats and hats
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2.0
A stand with hooks for hanging coats and hats near the door
A tall stand with hooks for hanging coats and hats
A standing pole with hooks for hanging coats and hats
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently built from 'coat' (a garment) + 'stand' (a structure for holding items), so it denotes a stand for hanging coats. This noun-noun compositional pattern is productive and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Coat stand is named for the simple picture of a stand that holds a coat. Imagine a tall pole with hooks where people 'hang' their coats when they come in, so the name means the piece of furniture for hanging coats.