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Wardrop, -rob(e, Wairdrop(e, n. Also: wardrope, -ro(i)ppe, -ropt, -ropp, -rep, -rape, -rupe, warddrop, waredrope, vardrop, -repe, warderob, wardro, wairdroip, -rup. [ME and e.m.E. wardropp (Cursor M.), warderobe (1387-8), wardrop(e (both ?a1400), OF warderobe, north-eastern var. of garderobe Garderob(e n.]

1. The department of the royal, or a noble, household whose function was to take care of wearing apparel and other household gear.Also as a personal name, cf. Wardropar(e n. (2). 1450 Coll. Aberd. & B. 574.
Thome Vardrop de Gothynys 1474 Treas. Acc. I 36.
Deliuerit to Sandris Wardrop and Caldwell … v elne of dammask c1230 Liber Dryburgh 119.
[Symon de la wairdrope c1270 Reg. Paisley 180.
Johannem de wardroba 1278 Reg. Dunferm. 52.
Magistro Willelmo de Caramund clerico de warderoba domini regis 1371 Reg. Great S. 138/1.]
Mariote de wardrobe a1500 Rauf C. 239.
Wymond of the wardrop is my richt name 1489 Treas. Acc. I 114.
To the master of the wardrop … for … rybbanis, gluvis and poyntis 1501 Treas. Acc. II 112.
Wardrob 1505 Treas. Acc. III 119.
Wardro 1506 Treas. Acc. III 324.
To Richard Justice, ane ȝeman in the quenes wardrob c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 102/18.
Wardroippe c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 101 colophon.
Quod Dunbar of James Dog kepair of the quenis wardrep c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 102/10.
Ȝour hienes can nocht gett ane meter To keip ȝour wardrope, nor discreter, To rewle ȝour robbis, and dres the sam 1511 Treas. Acc. IV 270.
To the ladynar of the quenis wardrop … for hir fee 1575 Reg. Privy S. VII 56/2.
[Alexander Young] vallat of his majesteis wairdrope 1594 Edinb. B. Rec. V 348.
The young man servand to the kinges wardropt 1667 Misc. Maitl. C. III 151 (see Wardropar(e n.).
Wardrobs

2. a. A room for storing clothes and other household gear. b. A private apartment.a., b. 1503 Treas. Acc. II 391.
For ane kist to the kingis wardrob 1504–5 Treas. Acc. III 35.
Ane fedir bed to the kingis wardrob 1531 Treas. Acc. V 436.
Warderob 1539 Inv. Wardrobe 29.
Inventure of the clething, … in his hienes wardrobbis 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 32.
This is nowther dreamit in ane wardrob nor hard throw ane boir bot ane trew narrative 1601 Reg. Privy C. VI 280.
In the wardrobe … ane Ireland cada 1648 Linlithgow Palace 332.
In the wardrobe ane coffer with hobs ane cabinet, wryts, … ane burd, tuo formis ane cofer for chese 1687 Bk. Old Edinb. C. XXVII 137.
I … looked through the books of the wardrob 1697 Renfrewshire Witches 114.
To strangle her in a high wardrobe with ropes on which the linen used to dry(b) 1519 Reg. Episc. Aberd. II 174.
Wardrape 1529–30 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 27.
Ane catband to the wardrop in the southt tour 1531–2 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 103.
For ane new lok to the wardrop abone the quenis galryis 1538 Treas. Acc. VI 397.
The quhilkis lynyng and pasmentis war tane furth of the warddrop c1570 Lennox Mun. 277.
The chalmeris withtin the place … the wardropt on the south part a1578 Pitsc. I 368/3.
He … caussit hir to pase to his wardrope … and tak hir quhat staikis hir of claith of gould … as scho pleissit 1589 Coll. Aberd. & B. 355.
My … furnitour … within my hallis gallareis … vardrepe 1614 Lett. & St. P. Jas. VI 219.
He send to me … out off his maiesties wardroppe ane brodered poolke for carieing the greate seale 1619 Laing MSS 152.
To the clossett, perfumes. … To the wardropp, powder 1667 Strathblane Par. 318.
In the Lady Chisomes chamber two … chists & in the wardrope tuo kists 1680 Echt-Forbes Chart. 147.
Two roomes above the hall and celler, to wit, a chamber and a waredrope divided by a wall of boards 1683 Reid Sc. Gard'ner (1907) 4.
Above the dining-room story may be bedchambers … and above these you may have garrets for wardrops 1692 Inchmahome Pr. 158.
My Lord's close and stockings … put bye in the inner wardrupe(c) 1519 Reg. Episc. Aberd. II 174.
Geyr left … within the bischoippis palice … The wairdrope with … five payr of riffyne schetis … viij coddis … blankatis … ix feddir beddis … ane grite arres bed … ane alde comptour clayth … ane grit lang kist … the pypis of ane aqua vite falt 1535–6 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 190.
The compt of new glas begyning at the wairdrup in the foir entre 1550 Glasgow Prot. I 18.
The foir uvyr hows, viz. hall, chalmer, and wairdrop 15.. Clar. ii 445.
He … fand hir in hir wairdrope quyetlie, Playand on ane hearpe 15.. Clar. ii 574.
Scho … wald ly Into hir wairdrop that nicht 1588 Waus Corr. 425.
Gar put thrie quarteris of blewe woll … in my wairdrope 1611 Macgibbon & Ross V 6.
Ane hewinn dure … to serwe the haill heiche chalmers and wairdroip

3. A person's clothes. 1512 Treas. Acc. IV 348.
For the hyir of sex cartes quhilkis turst the kingis wardrop betuix Linlithqow and Edinburgh 1632 Lithgow Trav. vii 332.
It often hapneth that a foule and deformed carkasse hath a fair and rich wardrope

4. attrib. and comb.(1) 1505 Treas. Acc. III 140.
For ane lok to the wardrob dur in Linlithqw, xvj d. 1622 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II 147.
Sparres for warping to the wardrop pressis 1675 Cunningham Diary 50.
Glasse to the wardrob window(2) 1513 Treas. Acc. IV 409.
For the careing of the kingis wardrop geir fra Sterling to Edinburgh(3) 1517 Treas. Acc. V 130.
To Patrik Donaldson servitour in the wardropar for syndry necessaris bocht and maid be him in the castell in the wardrophous 1623 Brechin Test. IV 101.
In his vardrop chalmer sex scoir stanis lint(4) 1584 Sempill in Sat. P. xlv 1021.
The bischop … Send for his wardrop man 1618 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II 102.
For a new key to the hall dore quhilk wes lost be the wardrop men

5. fig. c1620 Boyd Fl. Zion Exc. ix/1.
King, priest, and people all are clad From sorrows wardrops