clothes-hanger

plural clothes-hangers

1. alternativeAlternative form of clothes hanger.

   Prosecutor John Penman said that [Kirsty] Donnachie, whose numerous offences include stealing clothes-hangers from Primark, was captured on CCTV stealing a total of $233 worth of items from M&S.

   2021 May 27, David Goodwin, “Serial thief caught with dozens of items from M&S [Marks & Spencer]”, in Greenock Telegraph, Greenock, Inverclyde, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 7, columns 3–4

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   We are informed that Mr. C. G. Bentz has purchased the right for thit^([sic]) country for a novel, very convenient and ingenious clothes-hanger, which we believe will sell rapidly when once introduced.

   1870 October 28, Wyandot County Republican, volume XXV, number 50, Upper Sandusky, Oh., →ISSN, →OCLC, page [3], column 1

   On one stiflingly hot afternoon I padded across the corridor from my bedsit to the bathroom in my dressing gown. There were no such luxuries as clothes-hangers in there, so I carefully laid out my gown and towel on the window sill before running the bath.

   2021 June 23, Ruth Gibson, “‘Embarrassing ..’”, in Wirral Globe, Wirral, Merseyside, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10, columns 1–2