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robe

[rohb] noun, verb, robed, rob⋅ing.
–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, esp. one for wear while lounging or preparing to dress, as a bathrobe or dressing gown.
3. a woman's gown or dress, esp. of a more elaborate kind: a robe for the evening.
4. robes, apparel in general; dress; costume.
5. 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)
6. to clothe or invest with a robe or robes; dress; array.
–verb (used without object)
7. to put on a robe.

Origin:
1225–75; ME < OF: orig., spoil, booty < Gmc (akin to rob ); cf. OHG roub > G Raub


robeless, adjective
rober, noun
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robe   (rōb)   
n.  
  1. A long loose flowing outer garment, especially:

    1. An official garment worn on formal occasions to show office or rank, as by a judge or high church official.

    2. An academic gown.

    3. A dressing gown or bathrobe.

  2. robes Clothes; apparel.

  3. A blanket or covering made of material, such as fur or cloth: a lap robe.

v.   robed, rob·ing, robes

v.   tr.
To cover or dress in or as if in a robe. See Synonyms at clothe.
v.   intr.
To put on robes or a robe.

[Middle English, from Old French, of Germanic origin; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

robe  (n.)
c.1275, from O.Fr. robe "long, loose outer garment," originally "plunder, booty," from a Gmc. source (cf. O.H.G. rouba "vestments," presumably those taken from the enemy as spoils), from W.Gmc. *rauba, the stem that also yielded rob (v.). The verb is recorded from 1377. Metonymic sense of "the legal profession" is attested from 1647.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: robe
Function: noun
: the legal profession; especially : the position of a judge —usually used with the <[his]…decision to decline the robe —H. B. Zobel>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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