Definition
A frame or stand used to hang and dry clothes, or a person who is excessively interested in fashion and wearing stylish clothes.
Etymology
From clothes + horse (a frame or stand resembling a sawhorse). First used literally in the 1500s-1600s for the wooden drying frame; the metaphorical meaning (fashion-obsessed person) developed in the 1800s.
Kelly Says
Calling someone a 'clotheshorse' captures a historical moment when having many fashionable clothes was a sign of wealth and leisure—but the metaphor's slightly negative tone reveals that vanity about dress has always been viewed with some skepticism.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የ衣裳 ፍቅር
ye-i-shŋng fŋ-r
ARالعربية
محب الملابس
muhib al-malabis
BNবাংলা
পোশাকপ্রেমী
po-shak-pre-mee
CACatalà
amant de roba
a-mant de ro-ba
CSČeština
módní fanatik
módní fan-a-tik
DADansk
tøj-nørd
tøj-nørd
DEDeutsch
Kleiderfanatiker
klay-der-fan-a-ti-ker
ELΕλληνικά
φιλάρα
fi-la-ra
ESEspañol
amante de la ropa
a-man-te de la ro-pa
FAفارسی
علاقهمند به لباس
e-la-qe-man-de be lib-as
FISuomi
vaatteiden ystävä
vaatteiden ystävä
FRFrançais
accro aux vêtements
a-kro o vé-te-mènts
GUGU
વêtements પ્રેમી
ve-tù-ments pre-mee
HAHA
ma'abban kayan
ma-ab-ban ka-yan
HEעברית
אוהב בגדים
o-hev ba-gedim
HIहिन्दी
कपड़ों का शौकीन
kapdôn ka shôkîn
HUMagyar
ruházat-rajongó
ru-há-zat-ra-jóngó
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyuka pakaian
pen-yu-ka pa-ka-an
IGIG
onye na-achọ ụkwụ
o-nye na-a-chô ụkwụ
ITItaliano
appassionato di vestiti
a-pas-sio-na-to di ves-ti-ti
KKKK
жаныштық аяқ
ja-ny-sh-tyq a-yaq
KMKM
ស្នេហាជន អាវបំពង
s-ne-ha-chan a-av-bưng
MRMR
वस्त्रप्रेमी
vas-tra-pre-mee
MSBahasa Melayu
penggemar pakaian
pen-ge-mar pa-ka-an
MYမြန်မာ
အဝတ်အစား လiking
a-wat-a-sar la-i-ng
NLNederlands
kledingliefhebber
kleding-lief-heb-ber
NONorsk
klær-nerd
klær-nerd
PAPA
ਕਪੜਿਆں ਦਾ ਸ਼ौक़ੀਨ
kap-d-ri-yaan da shôk-een
PLPolski
miłośnik ubrań
mi-wło-s-nik u-brań
PTPortuguês
viciado em roupas
vee-see-doo em roo-pas
RORomână
fan al hainelor
fan al hai-ne-lor
RUРусский
поклонник одежды
pok-lon-nik o-dezh-dy
SVSvenska
klädesnörd
klä-des-nörd
SWKiswahili
mpenzi wa nguo
m-pen-zi wa ng-uo
TAதமிழ்
உடைகள் ஆர்வலர்
u-da-i-ka ar-va-la-r
TEతెలుగు
వస్త్రాభిమాని
vas-tra-abhi-ma-ni
THไทย
คนรักเสื้อผ้า
kon rak suea pha
TLTL
tagahanga ng damit
ta-ga-han-ga ng da-mit
TRTürkçe
kıyafet tutkunu
ki-yafet tu-t-ku-nu
UKУкраїнська
ентузіаст одягу
en-tu-zi-ast o-dyahu
URاردو
کپڑوں کا شوقی
kap-ro-n ka shôqi
VITiếng Việt
tín đồ thời trang
tin do thoi trang
YOYO
olúgbọ́ ọ̀rọ̀
o-lu-gbọ́ ọ̀rọ̀
ZH中文
衣着爱好者
yī zhuó àihào zhě
ZUZU
umshayeli wama-qhawe
um-sha-ye-li wa-ma-qhawe