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[ rohb ] / roʊb / SEE SYNONYMS FOR robe ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna 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.Origin of robe1225–75; Middle English <Old French: originally, spoil, booty <Germanic (akin to rob); compare Old High German roub>German Raub OTHER WORDS FROM roberobeless, adjectiverober, nounun·der·robe, nounWords nearby roberobbery, Robbia, robbin, Robbins, Robbinsdale, robe, robe-de-chambre, Robert, Roberta, Robert Guiscard, Robert I Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for robeNot because she disagrees with a hypothetical future president, or because she simply likes the robe. Justice Ginsburg Shouldn’t Quit Just Yet|Kevin Bleyer|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST My fantasy unravels when she opens the robe, revealing a sling around her broken arm. The Singular Artist of New Yorkistan|Lizzie Crocker|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST While it may stretch a long way, that robe contains relatively little material. Comet Surfing on a Rocket|Matthew R. Francis|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST He grabs her by the front of her robe, and he hauls her off down the hall. The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis|Richard Ben Cramer|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They wrapped me in a robe and I went back to the living room. Inside Gaddafi’s Harem: The Story of a Girl’s Abduction|Annick Cojean|August 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST When she had passed the bridge she stopped, put on her robe, and alighted. Memoirs of Leonora Christina|Leonora Christina Ulfeldt And she said, "An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a robe." The Bible Story|Rev. Newton Marshall Hall Take this card, fasten it on your robe, and meet me here again. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLII. Vol. LV. April, 1844|Various The robe of the High Priest is also evidently taken by the painter from a silk robe, and is very rich. A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various In that hollow I hid the jewels that I carried wrapt in silk in the bosom of my robe. The Lady Of Blossholme|H. Rider Haggard
British Dictionary definitions for robe
nounany loose flowing garment, esp the official vestment of a peer, judge, or academic a dressing gown or bathrobe Australian informal a wardrobe verbto put a robe, etc, on (oneself or someone else); dress Word Origin for robeC13: from Old French: of Germanic origin; compare Old French rober to rob, Old High German roub booty Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to robefrock, garment, bathrobe, vestment, costume, dress, kimono, mantle, habit, negligee, wrapper, outfit, cape, covering, housecoat, muumuu, peignoir, dressing gown |