clotheshorse

Example Sentences

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As flattering as that pale purple may be on her, she’s much happier to let her guests’ ensembles, especially noted clotheshorse Kim, in a sweeping chiffon skirt and little white gloves, provide the fashion credentials.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2023

Sure, John David Washington’s wardrobe filled this clotheshorse with envy, but the awe I felt at the visual spectacle of Inception is completely missing here.

From Slate • Dec. 28, 2020

“A stunning clotheshorse upon whom no discernible Thespian demands were made,” wrote Jack Gould, the television critic for The New York Times.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2019

She relished the glamorous side of publishing and, like her husband, became a clotheshorse, wearing Dior, Chanel, Schiaparelli; she grew her red-painted fingernails so long that they resembled talons.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 11, 2016

The clotheshorse collapsed under the weight of the stupid beast, sending angry cat and white linen into the red dust.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson