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Definition of Coat rack
1. Noun. A rack with hooks for temporarily holding coats and hats.
Definition of Coat rack
1. Noun. (American English) A rack or stand with hooks or pegs for holding hats and coats, often placed near an entrance for temporary use ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coat Rack
Literary usage of Coat rack
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ainu of Japan: The Religion, Superstitions, and General History of the by John Batchelor (1892)
"But, on these occasions above mentioned, the Ainu, both men and women, cut their
hair, shave their necks, wash their hands and AINU CHIEF'S COAT (RACK) ..."
2. Poet Lore (1921)
"She kicks the toy ungratefully back against the coat-rack, smooths down the rug,
in a panic of haste and stands patting her hair into place waiting for the ..."
3. Real Math for Young Learners by Jo Ellen Moore, Jill Norris (1998)
"Coats A coat rack Graph Lay all the items found on your coat rack (coats, hats,
mittens, ... Choose one coat from your coat rack or use your own coat. ..."
4. Popular Mechanics Shop Notes (1919)
"An All-Metal coat rack A clothes rack for the shop, which is very strong and
durable and free from dirt-catching corners, is made as shown TWO ..."
5. Hand-forging and Wrought-iron Ornamental Work by Thomas Francis Googerty (1911)
"Hat and coat rack some other useful part in ironwork, the shank is drawn out,
... 60 shows a simple hat and coat rack consisting of two pieces of l/2-in. ..."
6. American School Building Standards by Wilbur Thoburn Mills (1915)
"С = TEACHERS CLO HT- HEAT INLET Figure 8 illustrates a type of coat closet, which
is hardly a coat room, but is more like a coat rack or wardrobe. ..."
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