EuroLex/F/Wardrobe
- Original language: French
- Original form and meaning: derived from the French word Garderobe (EuroLex)
(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)
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| English | wardrobe | 14c | '1. a tall cabinet, closet, or small room built to hold clothes;
2. garments considered as a group, especially all the articles of clothing that belong to one person; 3. a) the costumes belonging to a theatre or theatrical troupe; 3. b) the place in which theatrical costumes are kept; 4. the department in charge of wearing apparel, jewelry, and accessories in a royal or noble household' | 'a private chamber' | http://www.etymonline.com |
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Annotations[edit | edit source]
Etymology: from ONF warderobe, variant of OF garderobe "place where garments are kept", from warder "to keep, guard" + robe "garment". Meaning "a person's stock of clothes for wearing" is recorded from c.1400. Sense of "movable closed cupboard for wearing apparel" is recorded from 1794. Meaning "room in which theatrical costumes are kept" is attested from 1711.
Source: http://www.etymonline.com, http://dictionary.reference.com
Information on Other Languages[edit | edit source]
---Assistant1 15:10, 7 February 2007 (CET)