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[ klohz-lahyn, klohthz- ] / ˈkloʊzˌlaɪn, ˈkloʊðz- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR clothesline ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna strong, narrow rope, cord, wire, etc., usually stretched between two poles, posts, or buildings, on which clean laundry is hung to dry. Origin of clotheslineFirst recorded in 1820–30; clothes + line1 Words nearby clotheslineclothe, cloth-eared, clothes, clothesbasket, clotheshorse, clothesline, clothes moth, clothes-peg, clothespin, clothes pole, clothespress Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for clotheslineNew Hampshire, after all, is the home of a law prohibiting the hanging of lingerie on a clothesline near an airport. Our Dumb Puritan Laws: Sex Bans and Illegal Adultery|Kevin Bleyer|April 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST One of her four books, The Clothesline Diet, was also published in the U.S. Oprah's Super Sad Superfans|Tricia Romano|May 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST She spent 13 months pacing around her clothesline and lost all the weight. Oprah's Super Sad Superfans|Tricia Romano|May 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST She thinks she recognizes that quilt—she missed one off her clothesline several nights ago. The Castaways of Pete's Patch|Carroll Watson Rankin
On the clothesline dangled three undershirts, three pair of drawers and several mismated socks. Rim o' the World|B. M. Bower Out he swam to where the piece of wood floated, still tied to the clothesline that was fast to the raft. Six Little Bunkers at Grandma Bell's|Laura Lee Hope The longer and larger end of the pole is used as a clothesline pole. The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various A moment later he came out, carrying Russ in his arms, and from the little boy's leg there dangled a piece of clothesline. Six Little Bunkers at Uncle Fred's|Laura Lee Hope
British Dictionary definitions for clothesline
nouna piece of rope, cord, or wire on which clean washing is hung to dry or air Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to clotheslinerumor, yarn, fiction, liner, drama, novel, myth, imagination, fable, tale, fantasy, book, narrative, legend, best seller, scandal, hearsay, chitchat, conversation, slander |