wardrobe

  • 11wardrobe — [[t]wɔ͟ː(r)droʊb[/t]] wardrobes 1) N COUNT A wardrobe is a tall cupboard or cabinet in which you can hang your clothes. 2) N COUNT: oft poss N Someone s wardrobe is the total collection of clothes that they have. Her wardrobe consists primarily… …

    English dictionary

  • 12wardrobe — n. clothes 1) an autumn (esp. BE), fall (AE); spring; summer; winter wardrobe 2) (misc.) I bought a whole new wardrobe for the cruise * * * [ wɔːdrəʊb] spring summer winter wardrobe fall ( AE) (misc.) I bought a …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 13wardrobe — war|drobe [ˈwo:drəub US ˈwo:rdroub] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old North French; Origin: warderobe, from warder ( WARDEN) + robe robe ] 1.) BrE a piece of furniture like a large cupboard that you hang clothes in →↑closet ▪ Can you hang these in the… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14wardrobe — ward|robe [ wɔrd,roub ] noun * 1. ) count a large piece of furniture where you can hang your clothes: Ted was putting his clean clothes away in the wardrobe. a fitted wardrobe (=one built to fit a particular space) 2. ) count the clothes that… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15wardrobe — n. 1 a large movable or built in cupboard with rails, shelves, hooks, etc., for storing clothes. 2 a person s entire stock of clothes. 3 the costume department or costumes of a theatre, a film company, etc. 4 a department of a royal household in… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 16wardrobe — noun 1 (C) BrE a piece of furniture like a large cupboard that you hang clothes in; closet 1 (2) AmE 2 (C) the clothes that someone has: Princess Diana requires an extensive wardrobe. 3 (singular) a department in a theatre, television company etc …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17wardrobe — noun 1) she bought new shirts to expand his wardrobe Syn: collection of clothes; garments, attire, outfits; trousseau 2) chiefly Brit. she opened the wardrobe Syn: (clothes) closet, armoire, locker …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 18wardrobe — 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… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 19wardrobe — [14] A wardrobe was originally a room in which clothes were kept. It did not shrink to a cupboard until the 18th century. The word was borrowed from Old Northern French warderobe, a compound formed from warder ‘look after, keep’ (a relative of… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 20wardrobe — ward•robe [[t]ˈwɔr droʊb[/t]] n. v. robed, rob•ing 1) sbz clo a collection or stock of clothes or costumes 2) fur a piece of furniture for holding clothes, usu. a tall, upright case fitted with a rail or hooks for hanging clothes 3) a room or… …

    From formal English to slang