enrobe
to dress; attire: The king was enrobed in velvet.
Origin of enrobe
1Other 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 Siege of Kimberley | T. PhelanThe 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. ColeThey stand, enrobed with worship, and grander by contrast with the lives of men.
Letters from America | Rupert Brooke
A small cohort of alphabets has enrobed it with a wavy texture of letters, beyond which we cannot penetrate.
British Dictionary definitions for enrobe
/ (ɪnˈrəʊb) /
(tr) to dress in or as if in a robe; attire
Derived forms of enrobe
- enrober, noun
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