WARDROBE


Meaning of WARDROBE in English

/ ˈwɔːdrəʊb; NAmE ˈwɔːrdroʊb/ noun

1.

a large cupboard for hanging clothes in which is either a piece of furniture or (in British English) built into the wall :

a fitted wardrobe

—compare closet

2.

[ usually sing. ] the clothes that a person has :

everything you need for your summer wardrobe

3.

[ usually sing. ] the department in a theatre or television company that takes care of the clothes that actors wear

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English (in the sense private chamber ): from Old Northern French warderobe , variant of Old French garderobe , from garder to keep + robe robe, dress.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.