Clotheshorse

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Clotheshorse \Clothes"horse`\ (kl[=o]z"h[^o]rs`), n.
     1. A frame to hang clothes on.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. a person who is conspicuous for dressing fashionably,
        especially one who spends much time or money to acquire


        clothing.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  clotheshorse
       n 1: a framework on which to hang clothes (as for drying)
       2: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
          [syn: {dandy}, {dude}, {fop}, {gallant}, {sheik}, {beau},
          {swell}, {fashion plate}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  49 Moby Thesaurus words for "clotheshorse":
     Beau Brummel, arbiter of fashion, beau, blade, blood, boulevardier,
     buck, clubman, clubwoman, coxcomb, dandy, deb, debutante, dude,
     exquisite, fashion plate, fashionable, fine gentleman, fop,
     fribble, gallant, horse, jack-a-dandy, jackanapes, lady-killer,
     macaroni, man-about-town, masher, mondain, mondaine, puppy,
     sawbuck, sawhorse, socialite, spark, sport, subdeb, subdebutante,
     swell, swinger, taste-maker, tone-setter, trend-setter, trestle,
     trestle and table, trestle board, trestle table, trestlework,
     trestling