robe

[ rohb ]
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noun
  1. a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.

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

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

  2. robes, apparel in general; dress; costume.

  3. 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.
  1. to clothe or invest with a robe or robes; dress; array.

verb (used without object),robed, rob·ing.
  1. to put on a robe.

Origin of robe

1
1225–75; Middle English <Old French: originally, spoil, booty <Germanic (akin to rob); compare Old High German roub>German Raub

Other words from robe

  • robeless, adjective
  • rober, noun
  • un·der·robe, noun

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How to use robe in a sentence

  • Venice is a City of the Past, and wears her faded yet queenly robes more gracefully by night than by day.

    Glances at Europe | Horace Greeley
  • Lady Maude sat alone in her room; the white robes upon her, the orthodox veil, meant to shade her fair face thrown back from it.

    Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry Wood
  • Directly after them came a lot of palace attendants in curious hats and long robes of all colours of the rainbow.

    Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. Pike
  • All wore long white robes, though one of the occupants had hung his hat upon the wall.

    Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. Pike
  • Form not in my mind such a picture as that of the mighty prophet in his robes being "it."

British Dictionary definitions for robe

robe

/ (rəʊb) /


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

  2. a dressing gown or bathrobe

  1. Australian informal a wardrobe

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

Origin of robe

1
C13: from Old French: of Germanic origin; compare Old French rober to rob, Old High German roub booty

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