n. 1. A long loose flowing outer garment, especially: a. often robes An official garment worn on formal occasions to show office or rank, as by a judge or high church official. b. An academic gown. c. 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 a robe or in something that functions like a robe: fields that were robed with snow. v.intr. To put on a robe or robes. [Middle English, from Old French robe, booty, movable personal possessions like clothing, robe, of Germanic origin; see reup- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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