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robe
[ rohb ]
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)
- to clothe or invest with a robe or robes; dress; array.
verb (used without object)
- to put on a robe.
robe
/ əʊ /
noun
- any loose flowing garment, esp the official vestment of a peer, judge, or academic
- a dressing gown or bathrobe
- informal.a wardrobe
verb
- to put a robe, etc, on (oneself or someone else); dress
Other Word Forms
- Dzl adjective
- Dzİ noun
- ܲd·Dz noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of robe1
Example Sentences
Our ceremonies, meanwhile, were held in ornate buildings featuring marble and spires and headed up by men in robes, not a youth pastor with frosted tips and cargo shorts.
Pope Francis is dressed in red robes, holding a rosary and wearing the papal mitre - the large white ceremonial headdress.
It’s doubtful that those floor-length red robes and white-winged bonnets will ever become a thing, especially since the highest “liberation day” tariffs have been slapped on some of the world’s biggest textile producers.
In the interview, he took his swastika tee-shirt stunt a step further, appearing for the length of the interview in black Ku Klux Klan robes.
Among the eager takers were Emirati students and engineers — the men in the long white robe known as a thobe, the women in abayas.
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