coat hanger

(Clothing & Fashion) a curved piece of wood, wire, plastic, etc, fitted with a hook and used to hang up clothes

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

hang•er

(ˈhæŋ ər)

n.

1. a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top, usu. of wire, wood, or plastic, for draping and hanging a garment when not in use.

2. a part of something by which it is hung, as a loop on a garment.

3. a contrivance on which things are hung, as a hook.

4. a person who hangs something.

[1400–50]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

coat hanger - a hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on

clothes hanger, dress hanger

hanger - anything from which something can be hung

claw, hook - a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something

Translations

شَمَّاعَة الـمَعَاطِف

ramínko

bøjle

vaateripustin

vješalica za kapute

attaccapanni gruccia per abiti

ハンガー

옷걸이

galge

ไม้แขวนเสื้อ

elbise askısı

mắc áo

衣架

coat hanger

n → Kleiderbügel m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

coat hanger

[ˈkəʊtˌhæŋəʳ] n → gruccia, stampella

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

coat hanger

→ شَمَّاعَة الـمَعَاطِف ramínko bøjle Kleiderbügel κρεμάστρα percha vaateripustin portemanteau vješalica za kapute gruccia per abiti ハンガー 옷걸이 klerenhanger kleshenger wieszak na ubrania cabide вешалка galge ไม้แขวนเสื้อ elbise askısı mắc áo 衣架

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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