clothespress

[ klohz-pres, klohth z- ]

/ ˈkloʊzˌprɛs, ˈkloʊðz- /

a receptacle for clothes, as a chest, wardrobe, or closet.

Origin of clothespress

First recorded in 1705–15; clothes + press¹

Outside the clothespress, on a peg, hangs a linsey-woolsey every-day gown that shows marks of wear.

Little Journeys To the Homes of the Great, Volume 3 (of 14) |Elbert Hubbard
Then crossing, she opened the bathroom door, and then the clothespress, calling Rosanna's name sharply.

The Girl Scouts at Home |Katherine Keene Galt
There is a clothespress in the corner, into which Mr. Spear says we may look.

Little Journeys To the Homes of the Great, Volume 3 (of 14) |Elbert Hubbard
Hartwick shut himself in the clothespress, and I could hear him laughing and gasping for breath.

Frank Merriwell at Yale |Burt L. Standish

A ball, however, struck the clothespress, the sides of which gave forth a hollow sound.

Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille |Emile Zola