garderobe

[ gahrd-rohb ]

/ ˈgɑrdˌroʊb /

a wardrobe or its contents.

a private room, as a bedroom.

(in medieval architecture) a latrine or privy.

Origin of garderobe

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French: literally, (it) keeps clothing

We left our umbrellas at a garderobe; its business that day was a thriving one.

Franz Liszt |James Huneker
Here, in the throng, Olga of the garderobe met him, and laid a trembling hand on his arm.

Long Live the King |Mary Roberts Rinehart
I often stayed away from shows just because I hated the idea of going to the Garderobe and checking my wraps.

Germany in War Time |Mary Ethel McAuley
On our way down to the Garderobe, where every one checks one's things for the fee of twenty pfennigs (five cents), we met Mr. B——.

An American Girl in Munich |Mabel W. Daniels

In the chamber above Marys, where Darnley lay, there were also a cabinet and a garderobe.

The Mystery of Mary Stuart |Andrew Lang

garderobe

/ (ˈɡɑːdˌrəʊb) /

a wardrobe or the contents of a wardrobe

a bedroom or private room

a privy

C14: from French, from garder to keep + robe dress, clothing; see wardrobe