Robe vs Wardrobe - What's the difference?
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A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.
* Shakespeare
(US) The skin of an animal, especially the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap.
To clothe someone in a robe.
A cabinet in which clothes may be stored.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
, title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=Foreword The department (or people working in that department) that obtains and stores articles of clothing for use in theatrical or motion picture productions.
A collection of clothing.
The clothing one owns or needs, often for a specific purpose such as work.
To provide (a film, a customer, etc.) with clothing.
* 1954 , Billboard (11 December 1954, page 20)
As nouns the difference between robe and wardrobe
is that robe is a long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature while wardrobe is a cabinet in which clothes may be stored.As verbs the difference between robe and wardrobe
is that robe is to clothe someone in a robe while wardrobe is to provide (a film, a customer, etc.) with clothing.robe
English
Noun
(en noun)- Through tattered clothes small vices do appear; / Robes and furred gowns hide all.
Verb
Derived terms
* berobedAnagrams
* ----wardrobe
English
(wikipedia wardrobe)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe .}}
Synonyms
* (the piece of furniture) cupboard, closet (US ), press, shrank * (the clothing department) costume departmentDerived terms
* wardrobe malfunction * wardrobe mistressSee also
* armoire * lowboy * tallboyVerb
(wardrob)- impressed with the quality of the talent and production, good wardrobing and speedy pacing.