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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.
3.
a woman's gown or dress, especially 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.
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Robed
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verb (used without object)
7.
to put on a robe.
Origin:
1225–75; Middle English < Old French: orig., spoil, booty < Germanic (akin to rob); compare Old High German roub > German Raub
1225–75; Middle English < Old French: orig., spoil, booty < Germanic (akin to rob); compare Old High German roub > German Raub
Related forms
robe·less, adjective
rob·er, noun
un·der·robe, noun
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Word Origin & History
robe
late 13c., 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 late 14c. Metonymic sense of "the
EXPANDlegal profession" is attested from 1640s.
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