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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
wardrobe/ˈwɔːdrəʊb/
noun
  • 1 a large, tall cupboard in which clothes may be hung or stored.
  • 2 a person's entire collection of clothes.
  • 3 the costume department or costumes of a theatre or film company.
  • 4 a department of a royal or noble household in charge of clothing.
– origin ME (in the sense ‘private chamber’): from Old North. Fr. warderobe, var. of OFr. garderobe (see garderobe).
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