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  • noun UK Alternative spelling of coat stand.

Etymologies

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coat +‎ stand

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Examples

  • He shrugged out of his overcoat and slung it over the coatstand.

    A Place of Execution McDermid, Val 1999

  • There is ample space in the vestibule for a coatstand - use it!

    Evening Standard - Home 2011

  • A coatstand made from six identical interlocking arcs, joined centrally.

    Yanko Design 2008

  • Actually, it would have been kind of awesome if you had been there, if you'd stomped into that meeting, cigar clenched between yer teeth, chucked yer hat onto a coatstand like James Bond himself, and said something along the lines of "Uganda can kiss my regal arse if they're gonna be bigoted cunts."

    An Open Letter to Ms. Windsor Hal Duncan 2010

  • Actually, it would have been kind of awesome if you had been there, if you'd stomped into that meeting, cigar clenched between yer teeth, chucked yer hat onto a coatstand like James Bond himself, and said something along the lines of "Uganda can kiss my regal arse if they're gonna be bigoted cunts."

    Archive 2010-01-01 Hal Duncan 2010

  • He wasn’t looking at her but at the corner where the coatstand was.

    Portobello Ruth Rendell 2010

  • 1 Sticks black coatstand, £100 Declutter the hall in sleeky minimalist style heals.co.uk

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

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