ˈclothes-press
[see press n.]
1. A receptacle for clothes; properly a shelved recess or movable chest or case in which clothes are kept folded; but also sometimes applied to a wardrobe in which they are hung up unfolded.
| 1713 S. Centlivre Wonder i. i. (Jod.), When she heard your voice, she ran into the clothspress. 1822 W. Irving Braceb. Hall (1849) 456 Furnished with clothes-presses, and mighty chests of drawers. |
2. An apparatus for pressing various textile fabrics.