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Robe

//ɹəʊb// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A town and local government area (the District Council of Robe) on the Limestone Coast of South Australia, named after Frederick Robe.
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Snohomish County, Washington, United States, named after a pioneer.
Noun
  1. 1
    A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.

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

  2. 2
    outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions wordnet
  3. 3
    The skin of an animal, especially the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap. US
  4. 4
    any loose flowing garment wordnet
  5. 5
    A wardrobe, especially one built into a bedroom.
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  1. 6
    The largest and strongest tobacco leaves.
Verb
  1. 1
    To clothe; to dress. transitive

    "robed in glory"

  2. 2
    clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes wordnet
  3. 3
    To put on official vestments. intransitive
  4. 4
    cover as if with clothing wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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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