wardrobe
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ward·robe
(wôr′drōb′)n.
1. A tall cabinet, closet, or small room built to hold clothes.
2. Garments considered as a group, especially all the articles of clothing that belong to one person.
3.
a. The costumes belonging to a theater or theatrical troupe.
b. The place in which theatrical costumes are kept.
4. The department in charge of wearing apparel, jewelry, and accessories in a royal or noble household.
[Middle English warderobe, from Old North French : warder, to guard; see wer- in Indo-European roots + robe, garment; see robe.]
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wardrobe
(ˈwɔːdrəʊb)n
1. (Furniture) a tall closet or cupboard, with a rail or hooks on which to hang clothes
2. (Clothing & Fashion) the total collection of articles of clothing belonging to one person
3. (Theatre) the collection of costumes belonging to a theatre or theatrical company
[C14: from Old Northern French warderobe, from warder to guard + robe robe]
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ward•robe
(ˈwɔr droʊb)n., v. -robed, -rob•ing. n.
1. a collection or stock of clothes or costumes.
2. a piece of furniture for holding clothes, usu. a tall, upright case fitted with a rail or hooks for hanging clothes.
3. a room or place in which to keep clothes or costumes.
4.
v.t. a. the department of a royal or other great household charged with the care of wearing apparel.
b. a department in a motion-picture or television studio that supplies and maintains costumes.
5. to provide with a wardrobe.
[1250–1300; Middle English warderobe < Anglo-French]
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cupboard
– wardrobe – closet1. 'cupboard'
A cupboard is a piece of furniture with doors at the front and usually shelves inside.
The kitchen cupboard is stocked with tins of soup.
Cupboards in American English are built-in shelves behind doors. They are mainly found in kitchens.
She was in the kitchen, opening cupboards, moving boxes and cans to see what lay behind.
2. 'wardrobe'
A wardrobe is a tall piece of furniture, usually in a bedroom, that has space for hanging clothes.
I hung my dress up in the wardrobe.
3. 'closet'
A wardrobe is sometimes built into the wall of a room, rather than being a separate piece of furniture. In American English, a built-in wardrobe is called a closet.
There's an iron in the closet.
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wardrobe
closet
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Noun | 1. | ![]() armoire - a large wardrobe or cabinet; originally used for storing weapons clothes closet, clothespress - a closet where clothes are stored coat closet - a closet for storing outerwear article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture - furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room" |
2. | ![]() article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wearable, vesture, wear - a covering designed to be worn on a person's body aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole | |
3. | ![]() costume - the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball; "he won the prize for best costume" aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
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wardrobe
noun
1. clothes cupboard, cupboard, closet (U.S.), clothes-press, cabinet Hang your dress up in the wardrobe.
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wardrobe
[ˈwɔːdrəʊb]A. N
1. (= cupboard) → guardarropa m, armario m (ropero), ropero m (LAm)
2. (= clothes) → vestuario m
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wardrobe
(ˈwoːdrəub) noun1. a cupboard in which clothes may be hung. Hang your suit in the wardrobe.guardarropa, ropero
2. a stock of clothing. She bought a complete new wardrobe in Paris.vestuario
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wardrobe
→ armarioMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009