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Definition of Clothespresses
1. clothespress [n] - See also: clothespress
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clothespresses
Literary usage of Clothespresses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Irving's Sketch Book by Washington Irving (1901)
"The old housekeeper had been consulted; the antique clothespresses and wardrobes
rummaged, and made to yield up the relics of finery that had not seen the ..."
2. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"... of bed and table linen, towels, and the like ; fitted up with shelves, and,
in large establishments, perhaps containing one or more clothespresses. ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1847)
"They tore open chests and clothespresses, ran their swords through beds, but
without finding him, and, supposing he had sought some parted. ..."
4. The New England Magazine by Making of America Project (1902)
"Here are to be seen ancient Dutch corner cupboards, chests of drawers and massive
clothespresses, quaintly carved and carefully waxed and polished; ..."
5. House Sanitation: A Manual for Housekeepers by Marion Talbot (1919)
"Are clothespresses, cupboards, and storerooms kept free from dust, mold, and
accumulations of rubbish ? //. The Bedrooms 1. Are soiled clothes removed at ..."
6. The Silver-Burdett Readers by Ella Marie Powers, Thomas Minard Balliet (1906)
"The old housekeeper had been consulted; the antique clothespresses and wardrobes
rummaged, and made to yield up the relics of finery that had not seen the ..."
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