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robe

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Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
7
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ɹəʊb/
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Definition of robe

9 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.
    “Through tattered clothes small vices do appear; / Robes and furred gowns hide all.”
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noun

  1. A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.
    “Through tattered clothes small vices do appear; / Robes and furred gowns hide all.”
  2. (US)The skin of an animal, especially the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap.
  3. A wardrobe, especially one built into a bedroom.
  4. The largest and strongest tobacco leaves.

verb

  1. (transitive)To clothe; to dress.
    “robed in glory”
  2. (intransitive)To put on official vestments.

name

  1. A surname.
  2. A town and local government area (the District Council of Robe) on the Limestone Coast of South Australia, named after Frederick Robe.
  3. An unincorporated community in Snohomish County, Washington, United States, named after a pioneer.

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Etymology

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…

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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 *Hrewp- (“to tear, peel”). cognates and related terms 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”). Cognate with Spanish ropa (“clothing, clothes”). More at rob, reaf, reave.

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