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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesséchoir
Pronunciation / Transliteration: seh-shwahr
"Elle a étendu son linge sur le séchoir."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A frame or rack on which clothes are hung to dry.
"She hung the damp laundry on the clothes airer in the spare room." - 2
A heated device designed to dry towels or garments indoors.
"The electric airer helped dry the sheets much faster during the humid winter months."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English verb 'air' (meaning to expose to the air to dry or freshen), combined with the agent suffix '-er' originating from Old English '-ere'. The noun has been used primarily in British English since the 19th century to denote a device or structure designed for drying laundry.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Airer" is said worldwide
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séchoir
Transliteration: seh-shwahr
"Elle a étendu son linge sur le séchoir."
Wäscheständer
Transliteration: Veshe-shtender
"Er stellte den Wäscheständer in das Wohnzimmer."
stendibiancheria
Transliteration: sten-dee-byan-keh-ree-ah
"Ha appeso i vestiti sullo stendibiancheria."
tendedero
Transliteration: ten-deh-deh-ro
"Puso la ropa mojada en el tendedero portátil."
estendal
Transliteration: esh-ten-dahl
"Colocou a roupa lavada no estendal da varanda."
कपड़े सुखाने का स्टैंड
Transliteration: kapre sukhane ka stand
"उसने गीले कपड़े कपड़े सुखाने के स्टैंड पर डाल दिए।"
晾衣架
Transliteration: liàng yī jià
"她把洗好的衣服挂在晾衣架上。"
빨래건조대
Transliteration: ppallae-geonjodae
"그녀는 빨래건조대에 젖은 옷을 널었다."
物干しスタンド
Transliteration: monohoshi sutando
"洗濯物を物干しスタンドに干しました。"
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