About The Word Robe
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Robe
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What's The Definition Of Robe?
[n] outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions
[n] any loose flowing garment [v] clothe formally; esp. in ecclesiastical robes Synonyms | Synonyms for Robe: gown | vest Related Terms | Find terms related to Robe: See Also | academic gown | academic robe | apparel | bathrobe | clothe | dress | dressing gown | enclothe | fit out | garb | garment | garment | habilitate | judge's robe | kimono | lounging robe | outerwear | overclothes | raiment | robe-de-chambre | tog | vestment Robe In Webster's Dictionary \Robe\, n. [F., fr. LL. rauba a gown, dress, garment;
originally, booty, plunder. See {Rob}, v. t., and cf.
{Rubbish}.]
1. An outer garment; a dress of a rich, flowing, and elegant
style or make; hence, a dress of state, rank, office, or
the like.
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. --Shak.
2. A skin of an animal, especially, a skin of the bison,
dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap. [U.S.]
{Master of the robes}, an officer of the English royal
household (when the sovereign is a king) whose duty is
supposed to consist in caring for the royal robes.
{Mistress of the robes}, a lady who enjoys the highest rank
of the ladies in the service of the English sovereign
(when a queen), and is supposed to have the care her
robes.
\Robe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Robed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Robing}.] To invest with a robe or robes; to dress; to array; as, fields robed with green. The sage Chaldeans robed in white appeared. --Pope. Such was his power over the expression of his countenance, that he could in an instant shake off the sternness of winter, and robe it in the brightest smiles of spring. --Wirt. |
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