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I've heard of a clothes press quite often; I think it is fairly British. Another British term is 'linen press'; this is, as the name states, a place to put bed linen or bed clothes. I never really considered where the 'press' came from but I guess I assumed it came from the wringing out of cloth in those old-fashioned presses, or alternatively, that it had something to do with a clothes press such as this one:
http://www.hammacher.com/publish/70951.asp
Re. Garderobe
This is also used in English (as in German) to describe both a wardrobe and changing room. Though certainly it is not as common as in German. http://makeashorterlink.com/?L275638AB
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