wardrobe

[ wawr-drohb ]

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

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of wardrobe¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of wardrobe¹

C14: from Old Northern French warderobe, from warder to guard + robe robe

Example Sentences

A Green Jacket could have already been in the wardrobe, too, but he blew a four-shot lead on a haunting final day in 2011.

From BBC

Meanwhile, as the Masters starts Thursday, another of the world’s greatest golfers is looking to add a green jacket to his wardrobe.

From Los Angeles Times

That same year, Paramount Pictures released an early trailer for “Top Gun: Maverick,” with a slight wardrobe change for Tom Cruise’s famed fighter pilot.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s nowhere near a capsule wardrobe, but it’s madness contained.

From Los Angeles Times

She sang primarily in Spanish — a language she wasn’t fluent in — while adding in dashes of country-western style to her wardrobe, while modeling her performances after American pop stars like Janet Jackson and Madonna.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• apparel
• attire
• closet
• dresser
• trunk