Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A wardrobe.
- noun The necessary offices in a castle or palace.
- noun A cloak or cover over the dress.
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Examples
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Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution by Caroline Weber la garde-robe (gard rohb) noun, feminine wardrobe
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Open up my garde-robe* and you'll find my meld-into-the-earth safety net -- colors that aren't colorful and shades that don't shout.
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Open up my garde-robe* and you'll find my meld-into-the-earth safety net--colors that aren't colorful and shades that don't shout.
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Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution by Caroline Weber la garde-robe gard rohb noun, feminine wardrobe
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"Andover," answered Jack from the depths of the garde-robe.
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Markham leant against the garde-robe and watched through his glass.
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A young man, who made ogling eyes at Olga, of the garde-robe, and who was not careful to keep the lenses clean, had taken his place.
Long Live the King! Mary Roberts Rinehart 1917
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Wardroper is of course wardrobe keeper, but Chaucer uses wardrope (B. 1762) in the sense which Fr. garde-robe now usually has.
The Romance of Names Ernest Weekley 1909
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After a time he became premier valet de la garde-robe du roi (first valet of the king's wardrobe), and finally he attained the coveted office of secretary of the king's cabinet.
The Great Intendant : A chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-1672 Thomas Chapais 1902
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Denis darted to a _garde-robe_ and drew out the monarch's cloak.
The King's Esquires The Jewel of France George Manville Fenn 1870
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