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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesappendiabiti
Pronunciation / Transliteration: appenˈdjabiti
"Ha appoggiato il cappotto sull'appendiabiti."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A freestanding frame, stand, or rail with horizontal bars or hooks used for hanging clothes.
"She hung her winter coat and scarves on the clothes-rack by the front door." - 2
A wall-mounted fixture equipped with pegs or a bar intended for holding apparel in a hallway or bedroom.
"The retail store displayed their new collection of jackets on a sleek metal clothes-rack."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'clothes', originating from Old English 'clāðas' (meaning garments or coverings), and 'rack', stemming from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German 'rack' (meaning a framework or stand). Historically used to describe simple wooden frameworks for drying or displaying textiles, it evolved into a common household and retail fixture for hanging garments.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Clothes rack" is said worldwide
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porte-manteaux
Transliteration: port-mãto
"Il a suspendu sa veste sur le porte-manteaux."
Kleiderständer
Transliteration: klaɪdɐˌʃtɛndɐ
"Der Mantel hängt ordentlich am Kleiderständer."
appendiabiti
Transliteration: appenˈdjabiti
"Ha appoggiato il cappotto sull'appendiabiti."
perchero
Transliteration: peɾˈtʃeɾo
"Dejó su abrigo en el perchero de la entrada."
cabideiro
Transliteration: kabiˈdejɾu
"O casaco está pendurado no cabideiro."
कपड़े टांगने का स्टैंड
Transliteration: kapṛe ṭāngne kā staiṇḍ
"उसने अपना कोट कपड़े टांगने के स्टैंड पर रख दिया।"
衣架
Transliteration: yījià
"他把外套挂在衣架上。"
옷걸이
Transliteration: otgeori
"그는 코트를 옷걸이에 걸었습니다."
洋服掛け
Transliteration: yōfukugake
"コートを洋服掛けにかけました。"
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