wardrobe

CEFRB1

/ˈwɔːdɹəʊb/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    All the clothes a person owns.

  2. 02

    noun

    A tall cabinet for storing clothes.

Examples

  • A three-handed monster came out of the wardrobe.

  • She selected a blue dress from the wardrobe.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈwɔɹdɹoʊb/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A governmental office or department in a monarchy which purchases, keeps, and cares for royal clothes.

  2. The building housing such a department.

  3. A room for keeping clothes and armor safe, particularly a dressing room or walk-in closet beside a bedroom.

More examples

In context

  • Now death... crams his store house to the top with bloud, Might I now and Andrea in one fight, Make vp thy wardroope Richer by a knight.

  • […] impressed with the quality of the talent and production, good wardrobing and speedy pacing.

  • A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English warderobe, from Old Northern French warderoube, wardereube, northern variants of Old French garderobe, from garder (“to keep safe”) + robe. Subsequently influenced by various senses of garderobe as they developed in French. Doublet of garderobe. By surface analysis, ward + robe.