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clothes-press

clothes-press
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [klohz, klohth z pres]
    • /kloʊz, kloʊðz prɛs/
    • /kləʊðz pres/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [klohz, klohth z pres]
    • /kloʊz, kloʊðz prɛs/

Definitions of clothes-press word

  • noun clothes-press a piece of furniture for storing clothes, usually containing wide drawers and a cabinet 3
  • noun clothes-press a receptacle for clothes, as a chest, wardrobe, or closet. 1

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Origin of clothes-press

First appearance:

before 1705
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1705-15; clothes + press1

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Parts of speech for Clothes-press

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

clothes-press popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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