A chifforobe is a piece of furniture that combines clothes storage with drawers and shelves. For example: "I organized my clothes neatly in the chifforobe, using the drawers for socks and underwear and the shelves for folded shirts and sweaters."

Do you mean chifforobe? A chifforobe is a closet-like piece of furniture that combines a long space for hanging clothes (that is, a wardrobe or armoire) with a chest of drawers.

A closet like piece of furniture for hanging clothes

"The chifforobe was a maze" (line 17).

A gentleman's chest is the same as a chifforobe, it's a combination of an armoire and a chest of drawers.