robe

CEFRB1

/ɹəʊb/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A long, loose piece of clothing worn for comfort or ceremony.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A wardrobe, especially one built into a bedroom.

Examples

  • Harry put on his robe and wizard hat.

  • He wore a robe over his pajamas.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ɹoʊb/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The skin of an animal, especially the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap.

  2. A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.

  3. The largest and strongest tobacco leaves.

More examples

In context

  • Pull your robe together.

  • robed in glory

  • Through tattered clothes small vices do appear; / Robes and furred gowns hide all.

Synonyms

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After the bath, she wrapped herself in a soft cotton blank to keep warm.

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Origin

noun

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...