clotheshorse noun2 •A frame on which laundry is hung to dry.In front of the darkened electric fire stood a wooden clothes horse draped with tights and underwear. — 2022 •(slang, figurative) A person excessively concerned with the appearance of their clothing.Her mother was a genuine clotheshorse. She had had more kimonos and dresses than room in their chests to store them […] — 1997 formsclotheshorses