Definitions for robe

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robe robe

Spelling: [rohb]

IPA: /roʊb/

Robe is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 28 anagrams from letters in robe (beor).

Definitions for robe

noun

1. a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
2. any long, loose garment, especially one for wear while lounging or preparing to dress, as a bathrobe or dressing gown.
3. a woman's gown or dress, especially of a more elaborate kind:
4. robes, apparel in general; dress; costume.
5. a piece of fur, cloth, knitted work, etc., used as a blanket, covering, or wrap:

verb (used with object)

1. to clothe or invest with a robe or robes; dress; array.

verb (used without object)

1. to put on a robe.

Origin of robe

1225-75; Middle English Old French: orig., spoil, booty Germanic (akin to rob); compare Old High German roub > German Raub

Examples for robe

That which was the body has come to be only the rich fringe of the nation's robe.

While it may stretch a long way, that robe contains relatively little material.

My fantasy unravels when she opens the robe, revealing a sling around her broken arm.

He was throwing back the robe to leap from the sleigh when the figure reached him.

The robe of fine Milesian texture, was saffron-coloured, with a purple edge.

He grabs her by the front of her robe, and he hauls her off down the hall.

One might edge a wall-paper or fringe a robe with a recurring decimal.

They wrapped me in a robe and I went back to the living room.

Not because she disagrees with a hypothetical future president, or because she simply likes the robe.

He was almost completely enveloped in a robe of softened skins.