chifforobe
[shif-uh-rohb, shif-rohb]
- a piece of furniture having both drawers and space for hanging clothes.
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Also chif·fe·robe, chiff·robe [shif-rohb] /ˈʃɪf roʊb/.
Origin of chifforobe
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Contemporary Examples
The room held a sizable amount of old, worn furniture: the bed, a studio couch, three stuffed chairs, a chifforobe and a dresser.
Historical Examples
Mrs. Sealyham, whose husband was temporarily embarrassed in Wall Street, contented herself with a Sheraton chifforobe.
Where the Blue BeginsChristopher Morley
Yes; there was drawers in that chifforobe and he also had a vanity dresser with four drawers.
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy