WARDROBE


Meaning of WARDROBE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwȯr-ˌdrōb ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English warderobe, from Anglo-French * warderobe, garderobe, from warder, garder to guard + robe robe

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : a room or closet where clothes are kept

b. : clothespress

c. : a large trunk in which clothes may be hung upright

2.

a. : a collection of wearing apparel (as of one person or for one activity)

a summer wardrobe

b. : a collection of stage costumes and accessories

3. : the department of a royal or noble household entrusted with the care of wearing apparel, jewels, and personal articles

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.