robe en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɹəʊb/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɹoʊb/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
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 *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.
Meanings
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A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear; / Robes and furred gowns hide all.
c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene vi]:
- (US) The skin of an animal, especially the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap.
- A wardrobe, especially one built into a bedroom.
- The largest and strongest tobacco leaves.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| robes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nightrobe · derobe · disrobe · overrobe · long robe · Holy Robe · unrobe · robemaking · buffalo robe · robelike · robeclad · lap robe · underrobe · bathrobe · laprobe · dayrobe · riding-robe · robeless · bedrobe · touch the hem of someone's robe · enrobe · riding robe · robemaker · touch someone's robe · robe montante · robe decollete
Descendants
Relateds
robe à la polonaise · robe volante · robe de style · robe à la française · robe de gaulle · robe battante
Translations (64)
it veste (long, loose outer garment) · io robo (long, loose outer garment) · es hábito (long, loose outer garment) · de Robe (long, loose outer garment) · es déshabillé (desabiié) (long, loose outer garment) · pl szata (long, loose outer garment) · la vestimentum (long, loose outer garment) · grc ξυστίς (long, loose outer garment) · it toga (long, loose outer garment) · es bata (long, loose outer garment) · sv rock (long, loose outer garment) · ms jubah (long, loose outer garment) · sh одора (long, loose outer garment) · ga gúna (long, loose outer garment) · ru ма́нтия (long, loose outer garment) · fi kaapu (long, loose outer garment) · da kåbe (long, loose outer garment) · pt manto (long, loose outer garment) · nl kleed (long, loose outer garment) · ca toga (long, loose outer garment) · sh odora (long, loose outer garment) · scn panni (long, loose outer garment) · ca hàbit (long, loose outer garment) · sh одежда (long, loose outer garment) · crh anter (long, loose outer garment) · es batín (long, loose outer garment) · cy cochlau (long, loose outer garment) · it abito (long, loose outer garment) · scn robbi (long, loose outer garment) · grc στολή (long, loose outer garment) · sh odežda (long, loose outer garment) · ro halat (long, loose outer garment) · ru хала́т (long, loose outer garment) · ga róba (long, loose outer garment) · hu köntös (long, loose outer garment) · grc σπολά (long, loose outer garment) · bg роба (long, loose outer garment) · la trabea (long, loose outer garment) · fa ردا (long, loose outer garment) · scn vistita (long, loose outer garment) · la palla (long, loose outer garment) · sv dräkt (long, loose outer garment) · gd ròb (long, loose outer garment) · la stola (long, loose outer garment) · et talaar (long, loose outer garment) · et kuub (long, loose outer garment) · cmn 长袍 (long, loose outer garment) · et kleit (long, loose outer garment) · id jubah (long, loose outer garment) · fa تالشان (long, loose outer garment) · cy cochl (long, loose outer garment) · es boatiné (long, loose outer garment) · nl toga (long, loose outer garment) · sv skrud (long, loose outer garment) · es salto de cama (long, loose outer garment) · cmn 礼袍 (long, loose outer garment) · es guatiné (long, loose outer garment) · he חלוק (long, loose outer garment) · hu köpeny (long, loose outer garment) · eo robo (long, loose outer garment) · tr bornoz (long, loose outer garment) · la peplum (long, loose outer garment) · fr robe (long, loose outer garment) · th เสื้อคลุม (long, loose outer garment)