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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

/ ˈwɔːdrəʊb /

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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Example Sentences

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And trying to influence the way your partner dresses - buying them clothes, telling them their outfit doesn't work, or suggesting a wardrobe clear-out - is fraught with risk.

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But it was Yang in prosthetics as Dobby the House Elf from “Harry Potter” who won the night despite a hilarious wardrobe malfunction — his rag outfit kept coming off at the shoulder.

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He also bought her a whole new wardrobe, because he did not like that she had worn her clothes with other people.

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Her room echoed with signs of a life well lived - a proud career, foreign holidays with her loving family, an immaculately curated wardrobe of cashmere cardigans.

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Before he was killed earlier this month at a speaking event in Utah, one of the most popular video clips featuring Charlie Kirk showed him mocking a college girl for having a wardrobe malfunction.

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