Meaning

Alternative form of garderobe..

Example Sentences

“The cardinal having expired,” says Brienne, “the king entered his garde-robe, leaning on the shoulder of Marshal de Grammont, embraced the Marshal, saying, ‘Marshal, we have just lost a good friend,’ and wept; the marshal sobbed out in reply—he could do no less—‘Truly, yes sire.’” […] Louis XIV. having observed it, invited him to a tête-à-tête in his garde-robe, barred the door, so frightened him that his passion oozed away in a maudlin fit of tears, (“car j’avais,” says he “les yeux et le cerveau fort humides,”) and had Mademoiselle La Vallière painted as Diana, with poor Brienne in the background as Actæon.

The north and south sides of the court are of the middle of that period; the former has three large porches with rooms over them; the latter have a range of garde-robes of the earlier date.

The monastic buildings all lie in this same direction, and were of considerable extent, the principal portions being the monks’ day-room, down the centre of which ran a row of pillars; and the kitchen, which, according to some antiquarians, was the garde-robe of the Abbey.

The garde-robes of the castle are numerous, and placed in the most private and yet convenient situations.

There will be observed in succession—the eastern transept or the nine altars, the choir, the chapter house, the tower and the graceful Perpendicular arch of the north transept, the hall of pleas or court house, and the calefactory beneath it with its lofty chimney; the monks’ refectory or dining hall through its stately lancet shaped lights; the kitchen, the south end of the cellarium known as the great cloister, above which is the far-extending floor of the lay brethren and guests’ dormitory or dorter; range of garde-robes above the rivulet; and still further, the infirmary of the conversi, the hospitium and numerous other buildings, the several uses of which have not been satisfactorily ascertained.

The sonnets of Shakespeare were not scattered broadcast—rapidis ludibria ventis. They were never intended to form the gossip of the garde-robe of the theatre, or to supply matter of scandal for the tavern.

Clothes were changed and kept in the Garde-robe, a small room adjoining; […] The crown timber of James I., felled in such quantities and sold at so low a price, cheapened the production of what had hitherto been expensive pieces of furniture, and added to the number of chests which at that date still fulfilled the office of holding clothes and linen, and frequently formed part of a marriage dowry; the use of a hanging cupboard forming part of the wainscot being confined to the garde-robes of the large houses.

On the southern rampart, between two of the towers, a long range of garde-robes projects beyond the face of the wall, on stone corbels. […] The castle is plentifully supplied with garde-robes. […] All the curtain walls contain mural passages. In a large extent of the walls they are double, that on the ground floor receiving the shafts from the garde-robes, an arrangement which would doubtless add to the pleasantness of the outer ward, but would require frequent attention to maintain good sanitary conditions.

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• garde-robes

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