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Hrsanei Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Wardrobe vs closet
Hi.
Is there any difference between closet and wardrobe?
My impression is that, closet can be a built in space in the bedroom, but wardrobe is usaully woden, that can be moved from one house to another.
Thank you
Hamid
Is there any difference between closet and wardrobe?
My impression is that, closet can be a built in space in the bedroom, but wardrobe is usaully woden, that can be moved from one house to another.
Thank you
Hamid
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Hi, Yes, that's right. I don't hear the word 'wardrobe' these days. Maybe it is still used by people who live in older houses.
- Hi, Yes, that's right.
- I don't hear the word 'wardrobe' these days.
- Maybe it is still used by people who live in older houses.
- I don't know.
- Clive
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Hi,
Yes, that's right.
I don't hear the word 'wardrobe' these days. Maybe it is still used by people who live in older houses. I don't know.
Clive
Yes, that's right.
I don't hear the word 'wardrobe' these days. Maybe it is still used by people who live in older houses. I don't know.
Clive
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hrsaneiHi.Is there any difference between closet and wardrobe?American homes have big closets. It is part of the design of the house.
A wardrobe is a piece of furniture for storing (hanging) clothes. I lived in a European country where the homes were not designed with closets. I bought several wardrobes from Ikea.
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We had both when I was an American kid. The "wardrobe" was free-standing.
The term "wardrobe" is also used to refer to one's current collection of clothes.
The term "wardrobe" is also used to refer to one's current collection of clothes.
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A closet can be either a cupboard or a small room with a door and can be used to store clothes
A wardrobe is something you store your clothes in and is usually free standing but can also be fitted into a recess
A bit confusing.....
A wardrobe is something you store your clothes in and is usually free standing but can also be fitted into a recess
A bit confusing.....
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Right, in UK homes, the concept of a small walk-in area for storing clothes traditionally did not exist.* Traditionally (and largely still) we have "wardrobes", which are pieces of furniture.
* Though I believe that going way back, perhaps to the Middle Ages, the "garderobe", from which the word "wardrobe" derives, typically was a small room.
* Though I believe that going way back, perhaps to the Middle Ages, the "garderobe", from which the word "wardrobe" derives, typically was a small room.
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True. Which is why I say it's confusing.
However, you don't step into a wardrobe but can step into a closet
Even though someone here stated that wardrobe is ;British', the English do say things like 'Coming out of the closet' when revealing something about themselves and therefore closet is not entirely an American word and also denotes that a closet is something that is stepped
However, you don't step into a wardrobe but can step into a closet
Even though someone here stated that wardrobe is ;British', the English do say things like 'Coming out of the closet' when revealing something about themselves and therefore closet is not entirely an American word and also denotes that a closet is something that is stepped
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