garderobes

/ˈɡɑrdroʊbz/
noun
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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