garderobes
/ˈɡɑrdroʊbz/
noun
- A wardrobe or a room where clothes are kept.
- The old castle had garderobes built into the thick stone walls.
- He organized his suits in the garderobes to keep them wrinkle-free.
- She hung her dresses in the garderobes near the bedroom.
- A medieval toilet or privy, often built into a castle wall.
- The castle guide explained how garderobes emptied into the moat below.
- Tourists were surprised to learn that garderobes were used as bathrooms in medieval times.
- The garderobes in the tower were simple stone seats over a shaft.