"garderobe" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɑːdɹəʊb/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡɑɹdɹoʊb/ [General-American] Forms: garderobes [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English garderobe, from Middle French garderobe (from garder (“to keep safe”) + robe (“dress”)). Doublet of wardrobe. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|garderobe}} Middle English garderobe, {{af|fr|garder|robe|nocat=1|t1=to keep safe|t2=dress}} garder (“to keep safe”) + robe (“dress”), {{der|en|frm|garderobe|pos=from <i class="Latn mention" lang="fr">garder</i> (“to keep safe”) + <i class="Latn mention" lang="fr">robe</i> (“dress”)}} Middle French garderobe (from garder (“to keep safe”) + robe (“dress”)), {{doublet|en|wardrobe}} Doublet of wardrobe Head templates: {{en-noun}} garderobe (plural garderobes)
  1. (historical) A storeroom or wardrobe. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-garderobe-en-noun-qXwm~X7R
  2. (historical) A lavatory, especially in a castle and built into the outer wall, with vent directly over the moat or midden. Tags: historical Translations (lavatory, especially in a castle and built into the outer wall, with vent directly over the moat or midden.): Aborterker [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-garderobe-en-noun-4NjaUhz6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 5 44 3 7 16 3 7 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 49 2 5 17 2 5 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of 'lavatory, especially in a castle and built into the outer wall, with vent directly over the moat or midden.': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: garde-robe Related terms: reredorter

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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