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- noun Plural form of
clothespress .
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Examples
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The old housekeeper had been consulted; the antique clothespresses and wardrobes rummaged and made to yield up the relics of finery that had not seen the light for several generations; the younger part of the company had been privately convened from the parlor and hall, and the whole had been bedizened out into a burlesque imitation of an antique mask.
The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon Washington Irving 1821
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a general overhauling and weeding out of cubbies, boxes, and trunks, scrub out drawers and reline with clean paper, and clean clothespresses, wardrobes, and closets.
The Complete Home Oliver R. [Contributor] Williamson 1907
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