clothes press

noun

variants or clothespress

ˈklōz-ˌpres 

 also  ˈklōt͟hz-

plural clothes presses or clothespresses

: a cabinet or trunk for storing clothes

especially : a tall, freestanding cabinet with shelves for holding folded clothes

Word History

First Known Use

1713, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

clothespress

noun

clothes·​press -ˌpres 

: something (as a tall piece of furniture) in which clothes may be hung