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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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