robe
noun
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
had robed
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past perfectof robe.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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And her eyes ran cooly over Mrs. Hawkins's attire, which did, indeed, present a village imitation of the delicate gown in which Miss Sewell had robed herself for the evening.
From Sir George Tressady — Volume I by Mrs. Humphry Ward
The hostess had robed herself in her best to do honour to a situation which her husband awaited with what hope he could.
From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Israel Zangwill
In Memphis he had robed himself in fine linen and reveled, had eaten with princes and slept sumptuously—in his strength and his manhood and unearned idleness.
From The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt by Elizabeth Miller
She then found that Mary had robed herself and was lying in bed with her head covered, apparently asleep.
From When Knighthood Was in Flower or, the Love Story of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor the King's Sister, and Happening in the Reign of His August Majesty King Henry the Eighth by Charles Major
The which she did after she had robed her in her best apparel.
From The Fall of the Niebelungs by Margaret Armour
