chifferobe

chif·fo·robe

[shif-uh-rohb, shif-rohb]
noun
a piece of furniture having both drawers and space for hanging clothes.
Also, chif·fe·robe, chiff·robe [shif-rohb] .


Origin:
1905–10, Americanism; chiffo(nier) + (ward)robe

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chifferobe
"article of furniture having both drawers and space for hanging clothes," c.1917, from merger of chiffonier + wardrobe.

chifforobe
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