- coat hanger
- noun Date: 1895 a device which is shaped like the outline of a person's shoulders and over which garments may be hung
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
coat hanger
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coat hanger — coat .hanger n an object that you use to hang up clothes on = ↑hanger … Dictionary of contemporary English
coat hanger — n. HANGER (n. 4b) … English World dictionary
coat hanger — coat hangers also coathanger N COUNT A coat hanger is a curved piece of wood, metal, or plastic that you hang a piece of clothing on … English dictionary
coat hanger — coat ,hanger noun count a frame used for hanging clothes on with a hook on top … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
coat hanger — noun a hanger that is shaped like a person s shoulders and used to hang garments on • Syn: ↑clothes hanger, ↑dress hanger • Hypernyms: ↑hanger • Part Meronyms: ↑hook, ↑claw * * * noun, pl ⋯ ers [ … Useful english dictionary
coat hanger — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms coat hanger : singular coat hanger plural coat hangers a frame used for hanging clothes on with a hook on top … English dictionary
coat hanger — coat′ hang er n. hanger 1) • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
coat hanger — hanger (def. 1). [1890 95] * * * … Universalium
coat hanger — noun (C) an object that you use to hang up clothes on; hanger … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
coat hanger — Cockney Rhyming Slang Clanger (mistake) He dropped a coat. A clanger is when you really put your foot in it … English dialects glossary
