noun
robe
rohb
noun
1
A long, loose outer garment, often worn for comfort, ceremony, or to signify rank.
"The judge put on her black robe before entering the courtroom."
"He wandered downstairs in his bathrobe, still half asleep."
verb
1
To dress someone in a robe or official garment.
"The priests robed themselves before the ceremony began."
How to Use Robe
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA long, loose garment — from a fluffy bathrobe to a judge's ceremonial robe.
Common pairings
bath robe
judge's robe
robe of office
Word Forms
robed past tense, robes plural, robes singular
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Etymology
From Old French robe, originally meaning "booty" or "spoils of war" — clothing taken from a defeated enemy — from a Germanic root meaning "to strip or plunder." The same root gives us "rob."