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garderobe

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garde·robe  (gärdrb)
n. Archaic
1.
a. A chamber for storing clothes; a wardrobe.
b. The contents of a wardrobe.
2. A private chamber.

[Middle English, from Old French : garder, to keep; see guard + robe, robe; see robe.]

garderobe [ˈgɑːdˌrəʊb]
n Archaic
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a wardrobe or the contents of a wardrobe
2. a bedroom or private room
3. a privy
[from French, from garder to keep + robe dress, clothing; see wardrobe]


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Located in Langley-on-Tyne, Northumberland, the castle has the best-preserved medieval latrines, or garderobes, in Europe.
The stone walls are between 15 and 18 feet thick and contain stairs, galleries and even garderobes, (toilets), within their thickness.
There's also the opportunity to sample the dubious comforts of medieval garderobes.
 
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