Robe Definition

rōb
robed, robes, robing
noun
robes
A long, loose or flowing outer garment.
Webster's New World
Clothes; costume; dress.
Webster's New World
A blanket or covering made of material, such as fur or cloth.
A lap robe.
American Heritage
Webster's New World

(US) The skin of an animal, especially the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap.

Wiktionary
verb
robed, robes, robing
To dress in or cover with a robe or robes.
Webster's New World
To put on a robe or robes.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Robe

Noun

Singular:
robe
Plural:
robes

Origin of Robe

  • From Middle English robe, roobe, from Old French robe, robbe, reube (“booty, spoils of war, robe, garment”), from Frankish *rouba, *rauba (“booty, spoils, stolen clothes”, literally “things taken”), from Proto-Germanic *raubō, *raubaz, *raubą (“booty, that which is stripped or carried away”), from Proto-Indo-European *reup- (“to tear, peel”). Akin to Old High German roup ("booty"; Modern German Raub (“robbery, spoils”)), Old High German roubōn ("to rob, steal"; Modern German rauben (“to rob”)), Old English rēaf (“spoils, booty, dress, armour, robe, garment”), Old English rēafian (“to steal, deprive”). More at rob, reaf, reave.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French robe booty, movable personal possessions like clothing, robe of Germanic origin reup- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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