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   robe

   /rəʊb/

   noun

   • 1. a long, loose outer garment reaching to the ankles: "a young man in a fez and ragged robe" Similar cloakwrapmantlecapekaftanwrapperdishdashadjellabadolmankanzumuumuu
   • ▪ a robe worn, especially on formal or ceremonial occasions, as an indication of the wearer's rank, office, or profession: "he was dressed in his archbishop's robes after some function" Similar garbregaliacostumeliveryfinerytrappingsgarmentsclothesformal:apparelarchaic:raimenthabilimentsvestmentsvesturehabitvestmentsurplicecassockrochetalbdalmaticchasublecanonicalspontificals
   • ▪ a dressing gown or bathrobe: "he was clad in a short towelling robe" Similar bathrobehousecoatnegligeekimonopeignoirrobe de chambredressing gownwrapper
   • 2. short for lap robe dated North American

   verb

   • 1. clothe in a robe or long, loose outer garment: "the Chamberlain robed the king on coronation day"
   • ▪ put on robes, especially for a formal or ceremonial occasion: "I went into the vestry and robed for the Mass"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from the Germanic base (in the sense ‘booty’) of rob (because clothing was an important component of booty).

   Scrabble Points: 6

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