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Dictionary: robe   (rōb) pronunciation
 
n.
  1. A long loose flowing outer garment, especially:
    1. An official garment worn on formal occasions to show office or rank, as by a judge or high church official.
    2. An academic gown.
    3. A dressing gown or bathrobe.
  2. robes Clothes; apparel.
  3. A blanket or covering made of material, such as fur or cloth: a lap robe.

v., robed, rob·ing, robes.

v.tr.

To cover or dress in or as if in a robe. See synonyms at clothe.

v.intr.

To put on robes or a robe.

[Middle English, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]


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noun

    Clothing worn by members of a religious order: habit, vestment. See put on/take off.

verb

    To cover as if with clothes: cloak, clothe, drape, mantle. See put on/take off.

 
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IN BRIEF: n. - Outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions; v. - Clothe formally.

pronunciation What greater delight is there than to behold the earth appareled with plants as with a robe of embroidered works — John Gerard, Source: The Herbal, 1633

 
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A dragon robe from Qing Dynasty of China

A robe is a loose-fitting outer garment. A robe is distinguished from a cape or cloak by the fact that it usually has sleeves. The English word robe is borrowed from French. There are various types of robes, including:

Academic robes
  • A gown worn as part of the official dress of a peer or royalty.
  • Any of several women's fashions, as robe d'anglaise (18th century), "robe de style" (1920s).
  • An informal "house robe" worn chiefly in the home by women in the southeastern United States.
  • An absorbent "bath robe" worn mostly after washing or swimming.
    • One such example is a bathrobe, a garment made of terrycloth or another towel like material and is typically worn at home after a bath or other activities where the wearer is nude to keep warm and/or preserve modesty in times of no immediate need to fully dress. (Also called a house coat.) See, for example, that worn by the fictional character Arthur Dent.
  • (Informal usage) Any long flowing garment; for example, a cassock is sometimes called a robe, despite the fact that the cassock is close-fitting.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kappe (f.eks. dommers), slåbrok, badekåbe, kåbe, selskabsdragt
v. tr. - iklæde
v. intr. - klæde sig på

Nederlands (Dutch)
kamerjas, toga

Français (French)
n. - robe (de baptême, de sacre), (US) peignoir
v. tr. - vêtir (un dignitaire)
v. intr. - vêtir (un dignitaire)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Talar, Gewand, Decke, Morgenrock
v. - (sich) kleiden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ρόμπα, τήβεννος, φόρεμα, στολή, ράσο, εσθήτα
v. - ντύνω/-ομαι, περιβάλλομαι (τήβεννο), ενδύω

Italiano (Italian)
abito, vestaglia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - túnica (f), roupão (m)
v. - vestir-se

Русский (Russian)
мантия, платье, халат, одевать

Español (Spanish)
n. - toga, bata, salto de cama
v. tr. - vestir, ataviar
v. intr. - vestirse, ataviarse, cubrirse

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - galaklänning, ämbetsdräkt, badkappa
v. - skruda, ta på ämbetsdräkt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
长袍, 罩袍, 礼服, 浴衣, 睡袍, 学士服, 使穿上礼服, 穿上礼服

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 長袍, 罩袍, 禮服, 浴衣, 睡袍, 學士服
v. tr. - 使穿上禮服
v. intr. - 穿上禮服

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 길고 헐렁한 예복, 직복, 의복
v. tr. - 예복을 입히다, 장식하다
v. intr. - 예복을 입다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ローブ, バスローブ, 礼服, ひざ掛け, 婦人用夜会服
v. - 礼服を着せる, 礼服を着る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ثوب, ردا, غطا (فعل) يلبس, يرتدي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חלוק, גלימה, כסות, מעטה או שמיכה מפרווה‬
v. tr. - ‮הלביש‬
v. intr. - ‮עטה גלימה‬


 
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