coatrack

Thân thiện

A teacher hangs her coat on the coatrack by the classroom door.

Definition

Noun: A piece of furniture, typically a standing pole or a wall-mounted frame, fitted with hooks or pegs for the temporary hanging of coats, hats, and other outer garments.

Usage

A coatrack is used to store coats, hats, scarves, and bags in an entryway, hallway, office, or other space to keep them organized and off the floor or furniture. It provides a temporary holding place for outerwear.

Examples

• Noun:
  • Please hang your wet raincoat on the coatrack by the door.
  • The reception area had a sturdy wooden coatrack for visitors.
  • He returned home and tossed his hat onto the coatrack.

Advanced Usage

• "to be a coatrack" (informal/metaphorical): To be used merely as a place to hang things, or to be burdened with many items.
  • After the party, the chair became a makeshift coatrack, piled high with jackets.

Variants and Related Words

• Coat stand (n): A synonym, often implying a free-standing pole with hooks.
• Hall tree (n): A more elaborate piece of entryway furniture that may include a coatrack, a mirror, and a small seat.
• Hatrack (n): A very similar item, historically and sometimes interchangeably used with .

Synonyms

• Clothes rack: A more general term.
• Garment rack: Often used for temporary or movable storage of clothing.
• Coat stand: See above.

Antonyms

• Coat closet: A permanent, enclosed storage space for coats.
• Wardrobe: A large, enclosed cabinet for storing clothes.

Related Phrases

• Coatrack diplomacy (historical/idiomatic): A term sometimes used informally to describe the practice of informal negotiations where diplomats would converse while fetching their coats, implying unofficial discussions.
  • The real agreement was reached through some old-fashioned coatrack diplomacy after the formal meeting.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a rack with hooks for temporarily holding coats and hats

Từ đồng nghĩa

• coat rack
• hatrack