Plural of clothespress; multiple wooden cabinets or frames used to press and store clothes.
Standard English pluralization of clothespress by adding -es. See clothespress for full etymology.
The existence of both singular and plural forms in historical household inventories shows that wealthy homes sometimes had multiple clothespresses—one for each family member—highlighting the labor involved in proper garment care and storage in the pre-modern era.
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