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wardrobe

American  
[wawr-drohb] / ˈwɔr droʊb /

noun

  1. a stock of clothes or costumes, as of a person or of a theatrical company.

  2. a piece of furniture for holding clothes, now usually a tall, upright case fitted with hooks, shelves, etc.

  3. a room or place in which to keep clothes or costumes.

  4. the department of a royal or other great household charged with the care of wearing apparel.

  5. wardrobe trunk.

  6. a department in a motion-picture or television studio in charge of supplying and maintaining costumes.

    Report to wardrobe right after lunch.

verb (used with object)

wardrobed, wardrobing

  1. to provide with a wardrobe.

wardrobe British  
/ ˈwɔːdrəʊb /

noun

  1. a tall closet or cupboard, with a rail or hooks on which to hang clothes

  2. the total collection of articles of clothing belonging to one person

  3. the collection of costumes belonging to a theatre or theatrical company

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Etymology

Origin of wardrobe

1250–1300; Middle English warderobe < Anglo-French. See ward (v.), robe

Example Sentences

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A Perry Ellis item could complement an existing wardrobe rather than requiring the customer to rebuild their entire closet to fit a single expensive statement piece.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

“They say that any woman examining the clothes in her wardrobe lives again the highlights of her past,” he told the Independent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

While searching Angela's home, police found her mobile phone and a dictaphone hidden in a wardrobe.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

“Rather than replacing an entire wardrobe multiple times, users tend to focus on necessities such as work clothes,” they said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Considering the amount of money Frankie had invested in his new wardrobe, that didn’t surprise me.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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