clothespress
Example Sentences
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I took two extra candles from the clothespress and hurried upstairs to watch over Mother.
From Literature
As Mr. Lardner has suggested, when he repairs to his hotel at night he can open the clothespress and talk to his other suit of clothes.
From Project Gutenberg
Josiah’s thickest socks are in the under draw, and the pieces to mend his overhalls in a calico bag behind the clothespress door.
From Project Gutenberg
Then crossing, she opened the bathroom door, and then the clothespress, calling Rosanna's name sharply.
From Project Gutenberg
As the two lifted the garments from the carefully packed trunk trays it was Georgiana who found the right places for them in clothespress and bureau drawers.
From Project Gutenberg
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