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Definition of Robe

Robe
Robe 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
Robe 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.

Meaning of Robe from wikipedia

- A robe is a loose-****ing outer garment. Unlike garments described as capes or cloaks, robes usually have sleeves. The English word robe derives from Middle...
- Look up Robe or robe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A robe is a loose-****ing outer garment. Robe may also refer to: Robe, South Australia, a town...
- Black robe, blackrobe or variant may refer to: Black Robes, the Jesuits (Society of Jesus) Black Robe, a 1985 historical novel by Brian Moore Black Robe (film)...
- The Legacy Robe is a tradition begun in 1950 in which the ensemble member with the most Broadway credits receives a robe on the opening night of a Broadway...
- The Seamless Robe of Jesus (also known as the Holy Robe, Holy Tunic, Holy Coat, Honorable Robe, and Chiton of the Lord) is the robe said to have been worn...
- The Robe is a 1942 historical novel about the Crucifixion of Jesus, written by Lloyd C. Douglas. The book was one of the best-selling titles of the 1940s...
- The Robe is a 1953 American fictional Biblical epic film that tells the story of a Roman military tribune who commands the unit that is responsible for...
- The Imperial Robe (also Robe of Estate or Imperial State Robe) is a robe used in the Coronation of the British monarch. It is donned in the final stages...
- garment with ku trousers).: 24  Traditionally, hanfu consists of a paofu robe, or a ru jacket worn as the upper garment with a qun skirt commonly worn...
- Dragon robes, also known as gunlongpao (simplified Chinese: 袞龙袍; traditional Chinese: 袞龍袍; pinyin: gǔn lóng páo; hangul: 곤룡포) or longpao for short, is...