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wardrobe

[wawr-drohb]

noun

  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.



verb (used with object)

wardrobed, wardrobing 
  1. to provide with a wardrobe.

wardrobe

/ ˈɔːəʊ /

noun

  1. a tall closet or cupboard, with a rail or hooks on which to hang clothes

  2. the total collection of articles of clothing belonging to one person

  3. the collection of costumes belonging to a theatre or theatrical company

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wardrobe1

1250–1300; Middle English warderobe < Anglo-French. See ward (v.), robe
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wardrobe1

C14: from Old Northern French warderobe, from warder to guard + robe robe
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A disoriented and agitated Spears shows up late, rejects the pre-selected wardrobe choices for the photo shoot and locks herself in the bathroom.

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When I got to set, I saw my wardrobe and went, “I think I’m playing a different character than what I auditioned for.”

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I’m a hard person to fit, straight up and down, so wardrobe fittings, especially when I was a little heavier, they were just horrible.

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The first Outfit Repeater L.A. event was a success, drawing a crowd of fashion enthusiasts and women who wanted to sell their beloved wardrobes directly to buyers, bypassing the intermediary of a thrift store.

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“My college wardrobe consisted of sweat pants and a cheer uniform,” she told Conservateur years back.

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