white-robed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of white-robed
First recorded in 1615–25
Example Sentences
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The white-robed pilgrims on buses or on foot arrived at the sprawling encampment in Mina after performing the "tawaf" -- walking seven times around the Kaaba, the giant black cube at Mecca's Grand Mosque.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
At one point, his aide had to lower the wheelchair backwards to manoeuvre it from the pavement to the street, putting it - and the white-robed pope - at a 45 degree angle pointing skyward.
From Reuters • Jul. 26, 2022
She also nurtured an early interest in performing, sparked by playing the white-robed Spirit of Greece in an American Red Cross wartime benefit show when she was about 11.
From Seattle Times • May 1, 2021
Enter through a black-draped doorway to a brightly lit space of mirrors, makeup tables and white-robed models getting manicures.
From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2020
I knelt in the chapel balcony, looking down on ninety white-robed monks.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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