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

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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

Synonyms:

Other Word Forms of Robe

Singular:

robe

Plural:

robes

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