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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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