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chifforobe, n. U.S.
Brit. |ˈʃɪfərəʊb|, U.S. |ˈʃɪfəˌroʊb|
Forms: 19– chiffarobe, 19– chifferobe, 19– chiffing robe, 19– chifforobe, 19– chiffrobe, 19– chifrobe, 19– shifferobe
[‹ chiffo- (in chiffonier n.) + -robe (in wardrobe n.).
In form chiffing robe with first element remodelled after participial adjectives in -ing suffix2.]
A piece of furniture incorporating a wardrobe and a chest of drawers.
1908Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 117 419/1 The chifforobes as illustrated on this page are a modern invention, having been in use only a short time. 1953C. McCullers Ballad of Sad Café 43 The room was furnished with a large chifforobe. 2001New Orleans Mag. Aug. 16 He began carving reliefs on chifforobe doors. By 1991, he had emerged as an artist. |