wardrobe en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wer- Proto-Indo-European *wor-tús Proto-Germanic *warduz Proto-Germanic *-āną Proto-Germanic *wardō Proto-Germanic *-āną Proto-Germanic *wardāną Frankish *wardēnbor. Early Medieval Latin wardō Old Northern French warder Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-? Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-der. Proto-Germanic Frankish *roubader. Old French robe Old Northern French warderoubebor. Middle English warderobe English wardrobe 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.
Meanings
- (obsolete) A room for keeping clothes and armor safe, particularly a dressing room or walk-in closet beside a bedroom.
- (figuratively) A governmental office or department in a monarchy which purchases, keeps, and cares for royal clothes.
- (figuratively) The building housing such a department.
- (obsolete) Any closet used for storing anything.
- A room for keeping costumes and other property safe at a theater; a prop room.
- (figuratively) The department of a theater, movie studio, etc which purchases, keeps, and cares for costumes; its staff; its room(s) or building(s).
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A movable cupboard or cabinet designed for storing clothes, particularly as a large piece of bedroom furniture.
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.
1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
- A tall built-in cupboard or closet for storing clothes, often including a rail for coat-hangers, and usually located in a bedroom.
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(figuratively, uncommon) Anything that similarly stores or houses something.
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.
1605, 1st Pt. Jeronimo
- (collective) The contents of a wardrobe: an individual's entire collection of clothing.
- (collective, figuratively) Any collection of clothing.
- (collective, figuratively, uncommon) Any collection of anything.
- (obsolete) A private chamber, particularly one used for sleeping or (euphemistic) urinating and defecating.
- (obsolete) Badger feces, particularly used in tracking game.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wardrobes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
wardrobe stuff · wardrobe beetle · wardrobe mistress · wardrobe account · wardrobe dealer · wardrobe man · standing wardrobe · removing wardrobe · walk-in wardrobe · wardrobe bedstead · wardrobe woman · wardrobe keeper · wardrobe malfunction · wardrobe trunk · wardrobe maid · wardrobe book · wardrobe master · wardrobe room
Relateds
Synonyms
closet (movable furniture for storing clothes) · cupboard (movable furniture for storing clothes) · press (movable furniture for storing clothes) · costume department (department overseeing costumes) · bedroom (sleeping chamber) · dresser (movable furniture for storing clothes) · shrank (movable furniture for storing clothes) · armoir (movable furniture for storing clothes) · bathroom (lavatory or outhouse)
Translations (201)
ru гардеро́б (collection of clothing) · el ντουλάπα (movable furniture for storing clothes) · vi tủ quần áo (movable furniture for storing clothes) · sk šatník (movable furniture for storing clothes) · ca guarda-roba (costume department) · cy cwpwrdd dillad (movable furniture for storing clothes) · sh garderóba (collection of clothing) · cmn 壁櫥 /壁橱 (movable furniture for storing clothes) · cmn 衣櫃 /衣柜 (movable furniture for storing clothes) · ko 의장 (movable furniture for storing clothes) · tr gardrop (collection of clothing) · fr garde-robe (movable furniture for storing clothes) · es guardarropa (collection of clothing) · acw دولاب (movable furniture for storing clothes) · pl garderoba (collection of clothing) · mk орман (movable furniture for storing clothes) · sc alasèna (movable furniture for storing clothes) · bn পোশাক (movable furniture for storing clothes) · sc moràglas (movable furniture for storing clothes) · et riidekapp (movable furniture for storing clothes) · lt spinta (movable furniture for storing clothes) · eo vestotenejo (movable furniture for storing clothes) · id lemari pakaian (movable furniture for storing clothes) · kw gwiskti (movable furniture for storing clothes) · ms almari (movable furniture for storing clothes) · ky шкаф (movable furniture for storing clothes) · uz shkaf (movable furniture for storing clothes) · hy պահարան (movable furniture for storing clothes) · pt figurino (costume department) · hu gardrób (collection of clothing) · el ενδυματοθήκη (movable furniture for storing clothes) · jv lemantun (movable furniture for storing clothes) · uz javon (movable furniture for storing clothes) · ur اَلْماری (movable furniture for storing clothes) · fa-ira اِشْکاف (movable furniture for storing clothes) · it guardaroba (movable furniture for storing clothes) · pt vestiário (collection of clothing) · tg шкаф (movable furniture for storing clothes) · pt guarda-roupa (movable furniture for storing clothes) · mn шүүгээ (movable furniture for storing clothes) · sc armàriu (movable furniture for storing clothes) · es alacena (movable furniture for storing clothes) · de Kleiderschrank (movable furniture for storing clothes) · sh òrmār (movable furniture for storing clothes) · ja 洋服だんす (movable furniture for storing clothes) · pt guarda-roupa (costume department) · hu szekrény (movable furniture for storing clothes) · gl gardarroupa (movable furniture for storing clothes) · fi vaatekaappi (collection of clothing) · sc cantaranu (movable furniture for storing clothes) · dlm armar (movable furniture for storing clothes) · cy dilladfa (movable furniture for storing clothes) · tr gardırop (movable furniture for storing clothes) · da garderobe (movable furniture for storing clothes) · ar خِزَانَة اَلْمَلَابِس (movable furniture for storing clothes) · nl kledingkast (movable furniture for storing clothes) · el κοστούμια (costume department) · pap kashi di paña (movable furniture for storing clothes) · ru гардеро́б (costume department) · be ша́фа (movable furniture for storing clothes) · pt armário (movable furniture for storing clothes) · kk шкаф (movable furniture for storing clothes) · vi tủ áo (movable furniture for storing clothes) · ja 洋服一式 (collection of clothing) · sh garderóba (costume department) · be гардэро́б (movable furniture for storing clothes) · pt vestuário (collection of clothing) · be гардэро́б (collection of clothing) · nn garderobeskap (movable furniture for storing clothes) · cmn 衣櫥 /衣橱 (movable furniture for storing clothes) · ga vardrús (movable furniture for storing clothes) · da garderobe (costume department) · ro dulap (movable furniture for storing clothes) · ta அலமாரி (movable furniture for storing clothes) · fr armoire (movable furniture for storing clothes) · is skápur (movable furniture for storing clothes) · hy զգեստապահարան (movable furniture for storing clothes) · mi wātaropa (movable furniture for storing clothes) · sh гардеро́ба (costume department) · nrf preisse (movable furniture for storing clothes) · grc ἱματιοθήκη (movable furniture for storing clothes) · nb klesskap (movable furniture for storing clothes) · gl armario (movable furniture for storing clothes) · it guardaroba (costume department) · cs šatní skříň (movable furniture for storing clothes) · la vestiārium (movable furniture for storing clothes) · ca armari (movable furniture for storing clothes) · sh гардеро́ба (collection of clothing) · sq gardërobë (movable furniture for storing clothes) · cmn 立櫃 /立柜 (movable furniture for storing clothes) · ga feisteas (costume department) · bg гардеро́б (costume department) · lv skapis (movable furniture for storing clothes) · eo vestoŝranko (movable furniture for storing clothes) · ko 옷장 (movable furniture for storing clothes) · th ตู้เสื้อผ้า (movable furniture for storing clothes) · cs šatna (costume department) · nn garderobe (collection of clothing) · jv lemari (movable furniture for storing clothes) · es escaparate (movable furniture for storing clothes) · it guardaroba (collection of clothing) · vi quần áo (movable furniture for storing clothes) · es vestuario (collection of clothing) · cs šatník (movable furniture for storing clothes) · tr klozet (movable furniture for storing clothes) · az şkaf (movable furniture for storing clothes) · gl roupeiro (movable furniture for storing clothes) · nb skåp (movable furniture for storing clothes) · izh škaappi (movable furniture for storing clothes) · sh о̀рма̄р (movable furniture for storing clothes) · pl szafa (movable furniture for storing clothes) · fo skáp (movable furniture for storing clothes) · da garderobe (collection of clothing) · nb garderobeskap (movable furniture for storing clothes) · cmn 行頭 /行头 (collection of clothing) · es guardarropía (costume department) · lb Schaf (movable furniture for storing clothes) · mk шкаф (movable furniture for storing clothes) · sv skåp (movable furniture for storing clothes) · th ตู้ (movable furniture for storing clothes) · ar خِزَانَة (movable furniture for storing clothes) · la armārium (movable furniture for storing clothes) · sc guardaroba (movable furniture for storing clothes) · ca guarda-roba (movable furniture for storing clothes) · bn আলমারি (movable furniture for storing clothes) · qu p'acha jallch'ana (movable furniture for storing clothes) · ru гардеро́б (movable furniture for storing clothes) · yi אַלמער (movable furniture for storing clothes) · he מֶלְתָּחָה (movable furniture for storing clothes) · prs اَلْمَارِی (movable furniture for storing clothes) · sv garderob (movable furniture for storing clothes) · km ទូ (movable furniture for storing clothes) · kmr xizane (movable furniture for storing clothes) · ja 洋服箪笥 (movable furniture for storing clothes) · arz دولاب (movable furniture for storing clothes) · dlm armir (movable furniture for storing clothes) · kw dilasva (movable furniture for storing clothes) · uk гардеро́б (movable furniture for storing clothes) · es placard (movable furniture for storing clothes) · de Schrank (movable furniture for storing clothes) · mk шифоњер (movable furniture for storing clothes) · sdn guardavì (movable furniture for storing clothes) · se bivttasheŋgehat (movable furniture for storing clothes) · ro garderobă (movable furniture for storing clothes) · da klædeskab (movable furniture for storing clothes) · el γκαρνταρόμπα (collection of clothing) · es armario (movable furniture for storing clothes) · tk şkaf (movable furniture for storing clothes) · ga feisteas (collection of clothing) · el ενδυματολόγιο (costume department) · sw kabati (movable furniture for storing clothes) · fo klædnaskáp (movable furniture for storing clothes) · it armadio (movable furniture for storing clothes) · sc armàriu (movable furniture for storing clothes) · fur armâr (movable furniture for storing clothes) · pt guarda-roupa (collection of clothing) · fa-ira کُمُد (movable furniture for storing clothes) · ru шифонье́р (movable furniture for storing clothes) · mwl almairo (movable furniture for storing clothes) · cs skříň (movable furniture for storing clothes) · nn klesskap (movable furniture for storing clothes) · bg гардеро́б (movable furniture for storing clothes) · mk гардероба (movable furniture for storing clothes) · es empotrado (movable furniture for storing clothes) · de Garderobe (movable furniture for storing clothes) · da garderobeskab (movable furniture for storing clothes) · lo ຕູ້ (movable furniture for storing clothes) · hu gardrób (movable furniture for storing clothes) · sl omara (movable furniture for storing clothes) · uk гардеро́б (collection of clothing) · ru шкаф (movable furniture for storing clothes) · ug ئىشكاپ (movable furniture for storing clothes) · es ropero (movable furniture for storing clothes) · el γκαρνταρόμπα (costume department) · nb garderobe (collection of clothing) · ps المارۍ (movable furniture for storing clothes) · el ιματιοθήκη (movable furniture for storing clothes) · hi अलमारी (movable furniture for storing clothes) · fi puvusto (costume department) · es clóset (movable furniture for storing clothes) · pl garderoba (costume department) · cs šatník (collection of clothing) · ro șifonier (movable furniture for storing clothes) · vo klotikipedöp (movable furniture for storing clothes) · eu armairu (movable furniture for storing clothes) · ug كىيىم ئىشكاپى (movable furniture for storing clothes) · az dolab (movable furniture for storing clothes) · fi vaatekaappi (movable furniture for storing clothes) · om dulaaba (movable furniture for storing clothes) · sdn cantaranu (movable furniture for storing clothes) · bg гардеро́б (collection of clothing) · pt guarda-roupas (movable furniture for storing clothes) · uk ша́фа (movable furniture for storing clothes) · ar خِزَانَة ثَوْب (movable furniture for storing clothes) · he ארון בגדים (movable furniture for storing clothes) · ja ワードローブ (movable furniture for storing clothes) · is fataskápur (movable furniture for storing clothes) · tg ҷевон (movable furniture for storing clothes) · ca vestuari (collection of clothing) · de Kleiderkasten (movable furniture for storing clothes) · ka კარადა (movable furniture for storing clothes)