Definition of "wardrobe" in 英语

noun

1. (obsolete) A room for keeping clothes and armor safe, particularly a dressing room or walk-in closet beside a bedroom.

2. (figuratively) A governmental office or department in a monarchy which purchases, keeps, and cares for royal clothes.

3. (figuratively) The building housing such a department.

4. (obsolete) Any closet used for storing anything.

5. A room for keeping costumes and other property safe at a theater; a prop room.

6. (figuratively) The department of a theater, movie studio, etc which purchases, keeps, and cares for costumes; its staff; its room(s) or building(s).

7. A movable cupboard or cabinet designed for storing clothes, particularly as a large piece of bedroom furniture.

8. A tall built-in cupboard or closet for storing clothes, often including a rail for coat-hangers, and usually located in a bedroom.

9. (figuratively, uncommon) Anything that similarly stores or houses something.

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10. The contents of a wardrobe: an individual's entire collection of clothing.

11. (figuratively) Any collection of clothing.

12. (figuratively, uncommon) Any collection of anything.

13. (obsolete) A private chamber, particularly one used for sleeping or (euphemistic) urinating and defecating.

14. (hunting, obsolete) Badger feces, particularly used in tracking game.

verb

1. (intransitive) To act as a wardrobe department, to provide clothing or sets of clothes.

2. Ordering a clothing item online and returning it for a refund after having worn it.

3. Ordering multiple sizes of the same clothing item online and returning all but the one that fits best.