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• Wardrobe — Ward robe , n. [OE. warderobe, OF. warderobe, F. garderobe; of German origin. See {Ward}, v. t., and {Robe}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A room or apartment where clothes are kept, or wearing apparel is stored; a portable closet for hanging up clothes.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• wardrobe master — wardrobe mistress or wardrobe master noun A person who looks after the theatrical costumes of a company or of an individual actor or actress • • • Main Entry: ↑wardrobe …   Useful english dictionary

• wardrobe mistress — wardrobe ,mistress noun count a woman with responsibility for the wardrobe department of a theater, a movie production, or a television company …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• wardrobe — late 14c., room where wearing apparel is kept, earlier a private chamber (c.1300), from O.N.Fr. warderobe, variant of O.Fr. garderobe place where garments are kept, from warder to keep, guard (see WARD (Cf. ward) (v.)) + robe garment (see ROBE… …   Etymology dictionary

• wardrobe — [wôr′drōb΄] n. [ME warderobe < NormFr, for OFr garderobe < garder (see GUARD) + robe, ROBE] 1. a closet or movable cabinet, usually relatively tall and provided with hangers, etc., for holding clothes 2. a room where clothes are kept; esp …   English World dictionary

• wardrobe malfunction — noun (facetious) The temporary failure of an item of clothing to do its job in covering a part of the body that it would be advisable to keep covered • • • Main Entry: ↑wardrobe …   Useful english dictionary

• wardrobe — [n] clothes or furniture for storing clothes apparel, attire, buffet, bureau, chest, chiffonier, closet, clothing, commode, costumes, cupboard, drapes*, dresser, dry goods, duds*, ensembles, garments, locker, outfits, rags*, suits, threads*,… …   New thesaurus

• wardrobe — ► 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… …   English terms dictionary

• wardrobe trunk — ☆ wardrobe trunk n. a large trunk for carrying clothing, etc. and, when standing upright, for hanging suits, dresses, etc …   English World dictionary

• Wardrobe Supervisor — The Wardrobe Supervisor is responsible for supervising all wardrobe related activities during the course of a theatrical run. The modern title Wardrobe Supervisor has evolved from the more traditional titles of Wardrobe Mistress/Master or… …   Wikipedia

• Wardrobe (government) — The wardrobe, along with the chamber, made up the personal part of medieval English government known as the king s household. Its chief officer went under the title of Master or Keeper of the Great Wardrobe. As a result, the wardrobe often… …   Wikipedia