Armoire vs Wardrobe - What's the difference?
Armoire is a see also of wardrobe. As nouns the difference between armoire and wardrobe is that armoire is a type of cupboard, cabinet, or wardrobe – originally used for storing weapons while wardrobe is a cabinet in which clothes may be stored. As a verb wardrobe is to provide (a film, a customer, etc) with clothing.
armoire
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wardrobe
Noun
(en noun )
A cabinet in which clothes may be stored.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
, title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=Foreword 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 .}}
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.
Synonyms
* (the piece of furniture) cupboard, closet (US ), press, shrank
* (the clothing department) costume department
Derived terms
* wardrobe malfunction
* wardrobe mistress
See also
* armoire
* lowboy
* tallboy
Verb
(wardrob)
To provide (a film, a customer, etc.) with clothing.
* 1954 , Billboard (11 December 1954, page 20)
- impressed with the quality of the talent and production, good wardrobing and speedy pacing.
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