Wardrobe
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Template:Wiktionary Things known as Wardrobe include:
- A large cabinet used for the storage of clothing; traditionally, wardrobes were used in homes before built-in closets became popular. Wardrobes would normally stand on the floor, with two full length doors on the front that would swing open. Mirrors are often placed on the doors.
- Famous fictional wardrobes include the eponymous example in C. S. Lewis's book The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, a gateway to the magical world of Narnia.
- The entire collection of clothing or costumes used by a person, or in a musical performance, play, film etc. If clothing fails to fulfill its intended purpose, especially that of protecting the wearer's modesty, the result may be termed a "wardrobe malfunction".
- An early Department of State of the English Crown, split between the King's Wardrobe, the Great Wardrobe and the Privy Wardrobe, and later subsumed into the office of the Lord Chamberlain. The functions of the Wardrobe extended far beyond the monarch's personal clothing, to theatrical props and finance and procurement for military expeditions.
- The department in a theatrical company, film production unit, etc responsible for acquiring, maintaining, and distributing costumes and other clothing worn by actors and performers.
- Papa Bouba Diop, a football (soccer) player for Fulham and Senegal - known as wardrobe due to his physical enormity.
- An enchanted wardrobe character in Disney's 1991 animated film Beauty and the Beast.
- A 2006 novel by Alistair Gordon-Rae.
On October 7, 1984, during a televised presidential debate with Walter Mondale, President Ronald Reagan used the word wardrobe to refer to military uniforms. He said, "I think the people should understand that two-thirds of the defense budget pays for pay and salary - or pay and pension. And then you add to that food and wardrobe and all the other things and you only have a small portion going for weapons." [1]
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