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ward·robe 
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| 1. | a stock of clothes or costumes, as of a person or of a theatrical company. |
| 2. | a piece of furniture for holding clothes, now usually a tall, upright case fitted with hooks, shelves, etc. |
| 3. | a room or place in which to keep clothes or costumes. |
| 4. | the department of a royal or other great household charged with the care of wearing apparel. |
| 5. | wardrobe trunk. |
| 6. | a department in a motion-picture or television studio in charge of supplying and maintaining costumes: Report to wardrobe right after lunch. |
| 7. | to provide with a wardrobe. |
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wardrobe
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[Middle English warderobe, from Old North French : warder, to guard; see wer-3 in Indo-European roots + robe, garment; see robe.] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
wardrobe
1387, "room where wearing apparel is kept," earlier "a private chamber" (c.1300), from O.N.Fr. warderobe, variant of O.Fr. garderobe "place where garments are kept," from warder "to keep, guard" (see ward (v.)) + robe "garment" (see robe). Meaning "a person's stock of clothes for wearing" is recorded from c.1400. Sense of "movable closed cupboard for wearing apparel" is recorded from 1794. Meaning "room in which theatrical costumes are kept" is attested from 1711.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| wardrobe | |
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| 1. | a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes |
| 2. | collection of clothing belonging to one person |
| 3. | collection of costumes belonging to a theatrical company |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
wardrobe1 [ˈwoːdrəub] noun
a cupboard in which clothes may be hung
Example: Hang your suit in the wardrobe.
wardrobe2 [ˈwoːdrəub] nounExample: Hang your suit in the wardrobe.
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a stock of clothing
Example: She bought a complete new wardrobe in Paris.
Example: She bought a complete new wardrobe in Paris.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Wardrobe
Ward"robe`\, n. [OE. warderobe, OF. warderobe, F. garderobe; of German origin. See Ward, v. t., and Robe.]1. A room or apartment where clothes are kept, or wearing apparel is stored; a portable closet for hanging up clothes. 2. Wearing apparel, in general; articles of dress or personal decoration. Flowers that their gay wardrobe wear. --Milton. With a pair of saddlebags containing his wardrobe. --T. Hughes. 3. A privy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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