ward•robe
Pronunciation: (wôr'drōb), [key]
— n., v., -robed, -rob•ing.
—n.
- a stock of clothes or costumes, as of a person or of a theatrical company.
- a piece of furniture for holding clothes, now usually a tall, upright case fitted with hooks, shelves, etc.
- a room or place in which to keep clothes or costumes.
- the department of a royal or other great household charged with the care of wearing apparel.
- See
- a department in a motion-picture or television studio in charge of supplying and maintaining costumes: Report to wardrobe right after lunch.
—v.t.
- to provide with a wardrobe.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.