garderobe
Americannoun
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a wardrobe or its contents.
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a private room, as a bedroom.
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(in medieval architecture) a latrine or privy.
noun
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a wardrobe or the contents of a wardrobe
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a bedroom or private room
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a privy
Etymology
Origin of garderobe
1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French: literally, (it) keeps clothing
Example Sentences
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Here are treasures from the Roman latrine to the Tudor garderobe to the Victorian water closet to the elegant “compactum.”
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2024
"The name garderobe - which translates as guarding one's robes - is thought to come from hanging your clothes in the toilet shaft, as the ammonia from the urine would kill the fleas."
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2011
The toilets, called garderobe, are all on the side away from the city so the subjugated Londoners wouldn't see the conquering Norman poo dribbling down the side of the walls.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2011
He splashed some tepid water on his face from the basin beside his bed and took his time squatting in the garderobe, the night air cold on his bare skin.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
We left our umbrellas at a garderobe; its business that day was a thriving one.
From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James
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