Wardrobe vs. Cupboard

Wardrobenoun

(obsolete) A room for keeping clothes and armor safe, particularly a dressing room or walk-in closet beside a bedroom.

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(figuratively) A governmental office or department in a monarchy which purchases, keeps, and cares for royal clothes.

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(figuratively) The building housing such a department.

Wardrobenoun

(obsolete) Any closet used for storing anything.

Wardrobenoun

A room for keeping costumes and other property safe at a theater; a prop room.

Wardrobenoun

(figuratively) The department of a theater, movie studio, etc which purchases, keeps, and cares for costumes; its staff; its room(s) or building(s).

Wardrobenoun

A movable cupboard or cabinet designed for storing clothes, particularly as a large piece of bedroom furniture.

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A tall built-in cupboard or closet for storing clothes, often including a rail for coat-hangers, and usually located in a bedroom.

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Anything that similarly stores or houses something.

Wardrobenoun

The contents of a wardrobe: an individual's entire collection of clothing.

Wardrobenoun

(figuratively) Any collection of clothing.

Wardrobenoun

Any collection of anything.

Wardrobenoun

(obsolete) A private chamber, particularly one used for sleeping or (euphemism) urinating and defecating.

Wardrobenoun

Badger feces, particularly used in tracking game.

Wardrobeverb

(intransitive) To act as a wardrobe department, to provide clothing or sets of clothes.

Wardrobenoun

A room or apartment where clothes are kept, or wearing apparel is stored; a portable closet for hanging up clothes.

Wardrobenoun

Wearing apparel, in general; articles of dress or personal decoration.

Wardrobenoun

A privy.

Wardrobenoun

a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

Wardrobenoun

collection of clothing belonging to one person

Wardrobenoun

collection of costumes belonging to a theatrical company

Wardrobe

A wardrobe or armoire is a standing closet used for storing clothes. The earliest wardrobe was a chest, and it was not until some degree of luxury was attained in regal palaces and the castles of powerful nobles that separate accommodation was provided for the apparel of the great.

Cupboardnoun

(obsolete) A board or table used to openly hold and display silver plate and other dishware; a sideboard; a buffet.

Cupboardnoun

(obsolete) Things displayed on a sideboard; dishware, particularly valuable plate.

Cupboardnoun

A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items.

Cupboardnoun

(obsolete) Things stored in a cupboard; particularly food.

Cupboardverb

To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard.

Cupboardnoun

A board or shelf for cups and dishes.

Cupboardnoun

A small closet in a room, with shelves to receive cups, dishes, food, etc.; hence, any small closet.

Cupboardverb

To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard.

Cupboardnoun

a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space

Cupboard

The term cupboard was originally used to describe an open-shelved side table for displaying dishware, more specifically plates, cups and saucers. These open cupboards typically had between one and three display tiers, and at the time, a drawer or multiple drawers fitted to them.