Word Meanings - WASHERMAN - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A man who washes clothes, esp. for hire, or for others.

CLOTHESLINE
A rope or wire on which clothes are hung to dry.
CLOTHESHORSE
A frame to hang clothes on.
CLOTHESPIN
A forked piece of wood, or a small spring clamp, used for fastening clothes on a line.
CLOTHES
1. Covering for the human body; dress; vestments; vesture; -- a general term for whatever covering is worn, or is made to be worn, for decency or comfort. She . . . speaks well, and has excellent good clothes. Shak. If I may touch but his clothes,
CLOTHESPRESS
A receptacle for clothes.
BEDCLOTHES
Blankets, sheets, coverlets, etc., for a bed. Shak.
SMALLCLOTHES
A man's garment for the hips and thighs; breeches. See Breeches.
SHORTCLOTHES
Coverings for the legs of men or boys, consisting of trousers which reach only to the knees, -- worn with long stockings.
GRAVECLOTHES
The clothes or dress in which the dead are interred.
BOTHERSOME
Vexatious; causing bother; causing trouble or perplexity; troublesome.
UNDERCLOTHES
Clothes worn under others, especially those worn next the skin for warmth.