Wardrobe vs Trappings - What's the difference?
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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)
Clothing or equipment; that which gives the appearance of something.
Ornamental coverings or harnesses for a horse; caparisons.
Instances of trapping.
As nouns the difference between wardrobe and trappings
is that wardrobe is a cabinet in which clothes may be stored while trappings is clothing or equipment; that which gives the appearance of something.As a verb wardrobe
is to provide (a film, a customer, etc.) with clothing.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.
Anagrams
*trappings
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Etymology 1
From (trapping).Noun
(en-plural noun)- He went through his belongings, gradually shedding the trappings of youth.