wardrobe

Noun
US[wawr-drohb]/ˈwɔrˌdroʊb/2 syllables
Synonyms: closetpress

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)

  1. a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothesSynonyms: closetpressType of furniture, piece of furnitureKinds armoire, clothes closet, coat closet
  2. collection of clothing belonging to one personType of collection, aggregationPart of clothing, article of clothing
  3. collection of costumes belonging to a theatrical companyType of collection, aggregationPart of costume
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ward′robe′ noun

Origin: OE. warderobe, OF. warderobe, F. garderobe; of German origin. See Ward, transitive verb, and Robe.

1. A room or apartment where clothes are kept, or wearing apparel is stored; a portable closet for hanging up clothes.

2. Wearing apparel, in general; articles of dress or personal decoration.

Flowers that their gay wardrobe wear.— John Milton
With a pair of saddlebags containing his wardrobe.— Thomas Hughes

3. A privy. obsolete Geoffrey Chaucer

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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