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garderobe

[ gahrd-rohb ]

noun

  1. a wardrobe or its contents.
  2. a private room, as a bedroom.
  3. (in medieval architecture) a latrine or privy.


garderobe

/ ˈɡɑːdˌrəʊb /

noun

  1. a wardrobe or the contents of a wardrobe
  2. a bedroom or private room
  3. a privy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of garderobe1

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French: literally, (it) keeps clothing
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Word History and Origins

Origin of garderobe1

C14: from French, from garder to keep + robe dress, clothing; see wardrobe
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Example Sentences

The western chamber has in its north-west angle a latrine, or garderobe, in the thickness of the wall.

I often stayed away from shows just because I hated the idea of going to the Garderobe and checking my wraps.

Here, in the throng, Olga of the garderobe met him, and laid a trembling hand on his arm.

In the chamber above Marys, where Darnley lay, there were also a cabinet and a garderobe.

We left our umbrellas at a garderobe; its business that day was a thriving one.

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