Wardrobe
Wardrobe In the fourteenth century, the word wardrobe was used to refer to a lavatory. In medieval England, the king’s closet was the hub of his administrative machinery. The wardrobe furniture itself was originally a press. The early wardrobes were divided into two sections: one for hanging garments and another for flattening them out. As time went by, the term was used interchangeably with lavatory and wardrobe. The term “wardrobe” still carries some of its original meaning today. A typical wardrobe has two doors or three. The doors are open…
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