Robe \Robe\, n. [F., fr. LL. rauba a gown, dress, garment;
originally, booty, plunder. See Rob, v. t., and cf.
Rubbish.]
1. An outer garment; a dress of a rich, flowing, and elegant
style or make; hence, a dress of state, rank, office, or
the like.
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Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. --Shak.
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2. A skin of an animal, especially, a skin of the bison,
dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap. [U.S.]
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Master of the robes, an officer of the English royal
household (when the sovereign is a king) whose duty is
supposed to consist in caring for the royal robes.
Mistress of the robes, a lady who enjoys the highest rank
of the ladies in the service of the English sovereign
(when a queen), and is supposed to have the care her
robes.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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100 Moby Thesaurus words for "robe":
afghan, apparel, appurtenances, array, attire, bathrobe, bed linen,
bedclothes, bedcover, bedding, bedeck, bedrape, bedsheet,
bedspread, blanket, buffalo robe, bundle up, caftan, case, cassock,
cloak, clothe, clothes, clothing, comfort, comforter,
contour sheet, costume, counterpane, cover, coverlet, coverlid,
deck, dight, drape, dress, dud, duds, eiderdown, enclothe, endue,
enrobe, enshroud, envelop, enwrap, equipage, finery, fitted sheet,
frock, garb, garment, garments, gear, gown, habilitate, habit,
housecoat, invest, kimono, lap, lap robe, linen, livery,
lounging robe, mantle, muffle up, muu-muu, outfit, panoply,
paraphernalia, patchwork quilt, pillow slip, pillowcase, quilt,
rag, rag out, raiment, regalia, rig, robes, rug, sheathe, sheet,
sheeting, shroud, slip, spread, surplice, swaddle, swathe, tire,
togs, trappings, uniform, vestment, vestments, vesture, wrap,
wrap up, wrapper
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Robe \Robe\, n. [F., fr. LL. rauba a gown, dress, garment;
originally, booty, plunder. See Rob, v. t., and cf.
Rubbish.]
1. An outer garment; a dress of a rich, flowing, and elegant
style or make; hence, a dress of state, rank, office, or
the like.
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. --Shak.
2. A skin of an animal, especially, a skin of the bison,
dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap. [U.S.]
Master of the robes, an officer of the English royal
household (when the sovereign is a king) whose duty is
supposed to consist in caring for the royal robes.
Mistress of the robes, a lady who enjoys the highest rank
of the ladies in the service of the English sovereign
(when a queen), and is supposed to have the care her
robes.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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