chifforobe

[shif-uh-rohb, shif-rohb]

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noun

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

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; chiffo(nier) + (ward)robe

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Related Words

bureau, chest, chiffonier, dresser, chifforobe, highboy, lowboy, tallboy

Examples from the Web for chifforobe

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.
Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis
Stanley Booth
June 7, 2014

Historical Examples

Mrs. Sealyham, whose husband was temporarily embarrassed in Wall Street, contented herself with a Sheraton chifforobe.
Where the Blue Begins
Christopher 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