wardrobe
noun
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There is a lot of word history packed into wardrobe. The word was borrowed by Middle-English speakers from a variant of Anglo-French garderobe. A combination of garder and robe, garderobe itself has been borrowed into English as a synonym of wardrobe. If the roots of garderobe look familiar, it is because they are the source of a number of different English words. Garder has given us the verbs guard and ward. And French robe, of course, is the source of the English robe and shares its own origins with the English verbs rob and reave (a synonym of plunder). If this connection seems odd, it might help to know that robe can be traced back to Germanic origins related to the Old High German words roub ("booty" or "looted clothing") and roubōn ("to rob").
Examples of wardrobe in a Sentence
Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2025
This is a place where costumes do a lot of heavy lifting, and Cady is a great example, her wardrobe shows us what is happening to her inside.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Across the summer so far, Robbie’s vacation wardrobe has comprised of easy, breezy, chic ensembles: A semi-sheer maxi skirt, billowing palazzo pants, extra-large raffia beach bags, and black Alaïa mesh flats.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 July 2025
Shy Velvet Linen Maxi Dress Minimalist, airy dresses like this linen maxi dress are the foundation of my summer wardrobe.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
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“Wardrobe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wardrobe. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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