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Has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
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wardrobe
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
The King's Wardrobe , together with the Chamber , made up the personal part of medieval English government known as the King's household . Originally the room where the king's clothes, armour and treasure were stored the term was expanded to describe both ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Wardrobe \Ward"robe`\, n. [OE. warderobe, OF. warderobe, F. garderobe; of German origin. See Ward , v. t., and Robe .] A room or apartment where clothes are kept, or wearing apparel is stored; a portable closet for hanging up clothes. Wearing apparel, in ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 14c., "room where wearing apparel is kept," earlier "a private chamber" (c.1300), from Old North French warderobe , wardereube (Old French garderobe ) "dressing-room, place where garments are kept," from warder "to keep, guard" (see ward (v.)) + robe ...
Usage examples of wardrobe.
In her wardrobe there are invariably a lot of sheer muslins, voiles and wash silks in white, mauve, greys, pinks, or delicate stripes, the outline following the fashion, voluminous, straight or clinging, the bodice tight with trimmings inset or full, beruffled, or kerchiefed.
She herself was too indifferent to clothes to know that it was the two pretty gowns she had brought out from her wardrobe that had now sent Beryl into the dumps.
Himself, Sir Gerald Tarrant no less, master of a Secret Service department, huddled in that wardrobe with his bloody bowler and brolly, sweating cobs, visualizing ghastly consequences.
He loaded it up like a truck with his buttonless wardrobe, and took off for Midland City.
The sideboards of massy plate, and the variegated wardrobes of silk and purple, were irregularly piled in the wagons, that always followed the march of a Gothic army.
As I still had for a shirt the blouse Andrews had given me at Millen, I now considered my wardrobe complete, and left the rest of the clothes to those who were more needy than I.
These bands competed with each other -- who had the best musicianship, wardrobe, choreography.
Chelsea dryly inquired, wondering instead if some paramour of his was about to increase her wardrobe.
The Pargeter family, having discussed the matter all day, and, so far as the girls were concerned, perfected their wardrobe most of the afternoon, were surprised by the emptiness of the streets, not realizing that almost the entire population of the town was packed into the shell-shaped centre of the Piazza.
Beatrice took off the pinny she was wearing, got a jacket from the wardrobe, found her handbag and shoes and tidied her hair.
A crude planked wardrobe stands in one corner, and the writing table has been strengthened with iron braces.
Everything that was on an open shelf or countertop had to be stowed and secured, a rubber band snapped around the roll of toilet paper, the water heater turned off, food in the fridge and cupboards cushioned against breakage, rugs rolled and furniture moved to pull in the living area and wardrobe slide-outs, awning stowed, and all the carefully reconnected propane appliances disconnected again.
In the course of this fortnight I made the acquaintance of Madame Pernon, and spent a good deal of money with her husband, a rich mercer, in refurnishing my wardrobe.
Before Sanders could answer, Ventress had stepped over to the larger of the two suitcases on the slatted stand beside the wardrobe.
Two real shuttered windows, a wide desk, a wooden armchair with cushions, a full-size bed with cotton sheets and a red woolen blanket-even a rug by the bed, a washstand, a white oak wardrobe for his garments, and a bookcase against the wall beside the desk.