Togs vs Wardrobe - What's the difference?
togs | wardrobe | Related terms |
(UK, plural only) Clothes.
:: 'Look at his togs', Fagin!' said Charley, putting the light so close to his new jacket as nearly to set him on fire. 'Look at his ' togs ! Superfine cloth, and the heavy swell cut! Oh, my eye, what a game! And his books, too! Nothing but a gentleman, Fagin!'
(with noun qualifier, plural only) Clothes for a specific occasion or use.
A swimsuit.
(tog)
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)
Togs is a related term of wardrobe.
As nouns the difference between togs and wardrobe
is that togs is while wardrobe is a cabinet in which clothes may be stored.As verbs the difference between togs and wardrobe
is that togs is (tog) while wardrobe is to provide (a film, a customer, etc) with clothing.togs
English
Noun
(head)- 1837-39 , ,
- gardening togs''', swimming '''togs
Synonyms
* (clothes for specific occasion or use) bathers, cossie, swimmersVerb
(head)Anagrams
* * ----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.
