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garderobe

garde·robe [ grd rb ] (plural garde·robes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. wardrobe: formerly, a closet, wardrobe, or room where clothes were kept

2. toilet: formerly, a small toilet consisting of a bench with holes made above a pit, usually built into a wall or projecting from it

[14th century. < Old French< garder "keep" + robe "robe"]
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