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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGarment rack
/ˈɡɑːr.mənt ræk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A freestanding framework or stand equipped with a horizontal bar designed for hanging clothes on hangers.
"She organized her winter coats neatly on the metal garment rack in the spare bedroom." - 2
A mobile retail fixture used in clothing stores to display merchandise to shoppers.
"The boutique assistant wheeled a garment rack loaded with new dresses onto the sales floor."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'garment', derived from Old North French 'garniment' meaning equipment or outfit, and 'rack', stemming from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German words relating to a framework or shelf. It emerged into common English usage during the industrial and retail expansion of the 19th and 20th centuries to describe standardized movable structures designed for hanging clothes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Garment rack" is said worldwide
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portant à vêtements
Transliteration: portant a vetement
"Il a accroché ses chemises sur le portant à vêtements."
Kleiderständer
Transliteration: Klaiderstaender
"Der Kleiderständer steht im Flur für die Jacken."
attaccapanni
Transliteration: attaccapanni
"Ha comprato un nuovo attaccapanni per il suo cappotto."
burro de ropa
Transliteration: burro de ropa
"Colgó todos los vestidos en el burro de ropa."
arara de roupas
Transliteration: arara de roupas
"A loja colocou os novos casacos na arara de roupas."
कपड़े टांगने का स्टैंड
Transliteration: kapre tangne ka stand
"उसने अपने कोट कपड़े टांगने के स्टैंड पर रख दिए।"
衣架
Transliteration: yījià
"她在卧室里放了一个带轮子的衣架。"
행거
Transliteration: haeng-geo
"방에 옷을 걸어두려고 행거를 조립했다."
ハンガーラック
Transliteration: hangā rakku
"コートをかけるためにハンガーラックを買いました。"
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