robe

[ rohb ]

/ roʊb /

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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.

any long, loose garment, especially one for wear while lounging or preparing to dress, as a bathrobe or dressing gown.

a woman's gown or dress, especially of a more elaborate kind: a robe for the evening.

robes, apparel in general; dress; costume.

a piece of fur, cloth, knitted work, etc., used as a blanket, covering, or wrap: a buffalo robe; a lap robe.

verb (used with object), robed, rob·ing.

to clothe or invest with a robe or robes; dress; array.

verb (used without object), robed, rob·ing.

to put on a robe.

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Origin of robe

1225–75; Middle English < Old French: orig., spoil, booty < Germanic (akin to rob); compare Old High German roub > German Raub

Related formsrobe·less, adjectiverob·er, nounun·der·robe, noun

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Examples from the Web for robed

When I was here some years ago it was May, the hawthorn hedges were in bloom, and the whole country was robed in tender green.
A Year in Europe|Walter W. Moore
So saying, she arose and robed herself, and went to the bridal chamber.
Sindbad the Sailor & Other Stories from The Arabian Nights|Edmund Dulac
A small copper figure of our Blessed Lord, crowned and robed, with eyes open, and arms extended.
Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598-A.D. 1867|William Dunn Macray
She then found that Mary had robed herself and was lying in bed with her head covered, apparently asleep.
When Knighthood Was in Flower|Charles Major

The peers, robed in gold and ermine, were marshalled by the heralds under Garter King-at-Arms.
The Ontario High School Reader|A.E. Marty

British Dictionary definitions for robed

robe

/ (rəʊb) /

noun

any loose flowing garment, esp the official vestment of a peer, judge, or academic

a dressing gown or bathrobe

Australian informal a wardrobe

verb

to put a robe, etc, on (oneself or someone else); dress

Word Origin for robe

C13: from Old French: of Germanic origin; compare Old French rober to rob, Old High German roub booty

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Word Origin and History for robed (1 of 2)

robe

"long, loose outer garment," late 13c., from Old French robe "long, loose outer garment" (12c.), from a Germanic source (cf. Old High German rouba "vestments"), from West Germanic *raubo "booty" (cf. Old High German roub "robbery, breakage"), which also yielded rob (v.).

Presumably the notion is of garments taken from the enemy as spoils, and the Old French word had a secondary sense of "plunder, booty," while Germanic cognates had both senses; e.g. Old English reaf "plunder, booty, spoil; garment, armor, vestment." Meaning "dressing gown" is from 1854. Metonymic sense of "the legal profession" is attested from 1640s.

Word Origin and History for robed (1 of 2)

robe

late 14c., from robe (n.). Related: Robed; robing.

robe

noun

verb (used with object), robed, rob·ing.

verb (used without object), robed, rob·ing.

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