Definitions for roberoʊb

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

roberoʊb(n.; v.)robed, rob•ing.

  1. (n.)a long, loose or flowing garment worn as ceremonial or official dress.

    Category: Clothing

  2. any loose informal garment, as a bathrobe.

    Category: Clothing

  3. a woman's gown or dress, esp. of an elaborate kind.

    Category: Clothing

  4. robes, apparel; dress; costume.

    Category: Clothing

  5. a piece of fur, knitted work, etc., used as a blanket or wrap.

    Category: Clothing

  6. (v.t.)to clothe or invest with a robe or robes; dress; array.

    Category: Clothing

  7. (v.i.)to put on a robe or robes.

    Category: Clothing

Origin of robe:

1225–75; ME < OF: orig., spoil, booty < Gmc (akin to rob )

Princeton's WordNet

  1. robe(noun)

    any loose flowing garment

  2. gown, robe(verb)

    outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions

  3. vest, robe(verb)

    clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes

  4. clothe, cloak, drape, robe(verb)

    cover as if with clothing

    "the mountain was clothed in tropical trees"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. robe(noun)ʊb

    a bathrobe

    She put on her robe.

  2. robeʊb

    a long piece of clothing worn by priests, judges, etc.

    a judge's black robe

Wiktionary

  1. robe(Noun)

    A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.

  2. robe(Verb)

    To clothe someone in a robe.

  3. Origin: From robe, roobe, from robe, robbe, reube, of origin, from Old , , from raubō, from reup-. Akin to roup , roubon , reaf, reafian. More at rob, reaf, reave.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Robe(verb)

    an outer garment; a dress of a rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; hence, a dress of state, rank, office, or the like

  2. Robe(verb)

    a skin of an animal, especially, a skin of the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap

  3. Robe(verb)

    to invest with a robe or robes; to dress; to array; as, fields robed with green


Translations for robe

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

robe(noun)

(often in plural) a long, loose piece of clothing

Many Arabs still wear robes; a baby's christening-robe.

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