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wardrobe
[ wawr-drohb ]
noun
- a stock of clothes or costumes, as of a person or of a theatrical company.
- a piece of furniture for holding clothes, now usually a tall, upright case fitted with hooks, shelves, etc.
- a room or place in which to keep clothes or costumes.
- the department of a royal or other great household charged with the care of wearing apparel.
- 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)
- to provide with a wardrobe.
wardrobe
/ ˈɔːəʊ /
noun
- a tall closet or cupboard, with a rail or hooks on which to hang clothes
- the total collection of articles of clothing belonging to one person
- the collection of costumes belonging to a theatre or theatrical company
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of wardrobe1
Example Sentences
He claimed during the trial that had been a "joke" and any money received had been money from his now late father – who "kept a box of £20 notes in his wardrobe".
The “ Not To Wear” system involved secret footage, ambushes, a “360 degree mirror” in which the subject was required to explain her old wardrobe, soon to be discarded forever.
"The turn in weather means shoppers will be thinking about refreshing their wardrobes and homes," said Ms Berg.
The wardrobe fills out the one blank wall I had left in the bedroom.
I grew up wearing handmade clothes when I was small because my mom, who was raised in poverty, knew how to create a wardrobe with little money.
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