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| gussy |
(informal) to dress in one's best clothes, or to dress in an exaggeratedly showy manner (usu. fol. by "up"). [1/2 definitions] |
| habit |
clothes worn for a specific function or role. [1/5 definitions] |
| hall tree |
a clothes tree, esp. one standing in an entrance hall. |
| hanger |
a frame with a hook at the top, usu. made of wire, wood, or plastic, and shaped so that one may hang clothes over it for storage. [1/3 definitions] |
| hang out |
to hang (clothes) from a clothesline to dry. [1/6 definitions] |
| hook and eye |
a clothes-fastening device having a small metal hook, on one side of the opening, that attaches to a loop or small bar on the other side. |
| iron |
a heavy appliance with a flat surface that is heated to press wrinkles out of clothes, linens, and the like. [1/16 definitions] |
| ironing |
the act or activity of pressing clothes with a hot iron. [1/2 definitions] |
| kersey |
a coarse, heavy, often ribbed woolen fabric, formerly used for hosiery and work clothes. [1/2 definitions] |
| khaki |
a stout, twilled cloth of this color, used for military uniforms, work clothes, and the like. [1/5 definitions] |
| laundryman |
a man who works in or for a laundry, esp. one who picks up and delivers clothes. |
| laundry room |
a room in a home or institution where clothes and linens are washed and usually dried. |
| laundrywoman |
a woman who works in or for a laundry, esp. one who picks up and delivers clothes. |
| layette |
a complete outfit of clothes and personal care items for a newborn infant. |
| locker room |
a room containing lockers for storing clothes and equipment and often used for changing clothes, as at a gymnasium or pool. |
| makeover |
changes made to one's appearance, by means of cosmetics, hairstyling, new clothes, and the like, that lend one an improved appearance or new image. [1/2 definitions] |
| modiste |
one who designs, makes, or deals in fashionable or stylish clothes, esp. women's dresses and hats. |
| morning dress |
formal daytime clothes for men, including a cutaway coat. |
| moth |
the clothes moth, which lays its eggs in fur or cloth, esp. wool, on which its growing larvae feed. [1/2 definitions] |
| mothball |
a small hard ball of an insect-repellent chemical such as camphor or naphthalene, used to keep moths out of clothes. [1/2 definitions] |
| nude |
not wearing clothes; naked. [1/5 definitions] |
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