Robes

robe  (rb)

n.

1. A long loose flowing outer garment, especially:

a. An official garment worn on formal occasions to show office or rank, as by a judge or high church official.

b. An academic gown.

c. A dressing gown or bathrobe.

2. robes Clothes; apparel.

3. A blanket or covering made of material, such as fur or cloth: a lap robe.

v. robed, rob·ing, robes

v.tr.

To cover or dress in or as if in a robe. See Synonyms at clothe.

v.intr.

To put on robes or a robe.

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[Middle English, from Old French, of Germanic origin; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]

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Robes a loose outer garment; the legal profession collectively, as ‘the robe’.

Examples: robes of jasmine, 1864; of light, 1849; of night, 1623; of vapours, 1857.