clothes-peg

[ klohz-peg, klohthz- ]

/ ˈkloʊzˌpɛg, ˈkloʊðz- /

noun British.

a clothespin.

Origin of clothes-peg

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby clothes-peg

clothes, clothesbasket, clotheshorse, clothesline, clothes moth, clothes-peg, clothespin, clothes pole, clothespress, clothes prop, clothes tree

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Example sentences from the Web for clothes-peg

I went to bed that night with a clothes-peg out of the yard on it, to improve its shape.
The Celebrity at Home|Violet Hunt
One little Piskey, somewhat taller than a clothes-peg, was the best dancer there, and his laugh was the merriest.
North Cornwall Fairies and Legends|Enys Tregarthen
"There is a clothes-peg sticking into the back of my head," remarked Mr. Travers.
The Boatswain's Mate|W.W. Jacobs
The mere notion of the passage and the clothes-peg and the umbrella-stand annihilated him.
Notwithstanding|Mary Cholmondeley

At night he tore the cord off the blind, and, seeing nothing through his tears, began to fasten it to the hook of the clothes-peg.
The Gentleman from San Francisco|Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

British Dictionary definitions for clothes-peg

clothes peg

noun

a small wooden or plastic clip for attaching washing to a clothesline

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单词	clothes-peg
释义	clothes-peg [ klohz-peg, klohthz- ] / ˈkloʊzˌpɛg, ˈkloʊðz- / noun British. a clothespin. Origin of clothes-peg First recorded in 1815–25 Words nearby clothes-peg clothes, clothesbasket, clotheshorse, clothesline, clothes moth, clothes-peg, clothespin, clothes pole, clothespress, clothes prop, clothes tree Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for clothes-peg I went to bed that night with a clothes-peg out of the yard on it, to improve its shape. The Celebrity at Home\|Violet Hunt One little Piskey, somewhat taller than a clothes-peg, was the best dancer there, and his laugh was the merriest. North Cornwall Fairies and Legends\|Enys Tregarthen "There is a clothes-peg sticking into the back of my head," remarked Mr. Travers. The Boatswain's Mate\|W.W. Jacobs The mere notion of the passage and the clothes-peg and the umbrella-stand annihilated him. Notwithstanding\|Mary Cholmondeley At night he tore the cord off the blind, and, seeing nothing through his tears, began to fasten it to the hook of the clothes-peg. The Gentleman from San Francisco\|Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin British Dictionary definitions for clothes-peg clothes peg noun a small wooden or plastic clip for attaching washing to a clothesline 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
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