enrobe

[ en-rohb ]
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verb (used with object),en·robed, en·rob·ing.
  1. to dress; attire: The king was enrobed in velvet.

Origin of enrobe

1
First recorded in 1585–95; en-1 + robe

Other words from enrobe

  • en·rob·er, noun

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How to use enrobe in a sentence

  • Heathrow was just a collection of Quonset huts, and the airfield was enrobed in fog.

  • After that I was enrobed in a shirt and trousers belonging to Mr. Dick, tied up in two or three great shawls, and fell asleep.

    The World's Greatest Books, Vol III | Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds.
  • The cabs, enrobed in Red Crosses, awaited an unwelcome fare—a mangled pedestrian.

  • The newly enrobed King of Oredan settled back in his chair and shook the heavy cloth back from his shoulder.

    The Best Made Plans | Everett B. Cole
  • They stand, enrobed with worship, and grander by contrast with the lives of men.

    Letters from America | Rupert Brooke

British Dictionary definitions for enrobe

enrobe

/ (ɪnˈrəʊb) /


verb
  1. (tr) to dress in or as if in a robe; attire

Derived forms of enrobe

  • enrober, noun

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