clotheshorse
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A man who is a clotheshorse carefully selects a tie in front of his wardrobe.
Definition
- Noun:
- A person, especially a man, who is excessively concerned with fashion and personal appearance: This meaning describes someone who is very attentive to their clothing and style, often to a noticeable degree.
- A frame or stand for hanging clothes, especially for drying or airing: This refers to a physical object, typically made of wood, metal, or plastic, used to hold garments.
Usage Examples
Noun (Person):
- He's such a clotheshorse, spending hours choosing the perfect outfit.
- The magazine profiled the city's most famous clotheshorses.
Noun (Object):
- She hung the wet sweater on the clotheshorse to dry.
- We need a new clotheshorse for the laundry room.
Advanced Usage
- The term clotheshorse can sometimes carry a slightly critical or humorous tone when referring to a person, implying vanity or excessive focus on attire.
- He was dismissed as a mere clotheshorse, more interested in his wardrobe than his work.
Variants and Related Words
- Fashion plate (n): A person who dresses in the height of fashion. (Synonymous with the "person" meaning of clotheshorse).
- Drying rack (n): A common synonym for the "object" meaning of clotheshorse.
- Garment rack (n): Another term for a frame used to hang clothes.
Synonyms
- For the person: Dandy, fop, fashionista, beau.
- For the object: Clothes rack, airer, drying stand.
Related Idioms
- While not a direct idiom, the term clotheshorse itself is a metaphorical compound, comparing a person preoccupied with clothes to a frame that holds clothes.
A man who is a clotheshorse carefully selects a tie in front of his wardrobe.
Noun
- a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
- a framework on which to hang clothes (as for drying)