wardrobe: Meaning and Definition of

ward•robe

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