Robe

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹəʊb/

Origin

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 *reup- ("to tear, peel"). Akin to Old High German roup (), Old High German roubōn (), Old English rēaf ("spoils, booty, dress, armour, robe, garment"), Old English rēafian ("to steal, deprive"). More at rob, reaf, reave.

Full definition of robe

Noun

1. A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.
• ShakespeareThrough tattered clothes small vices do appear;
  Robes and furred gowns hide all.
2. (US) The skin of an animal, especially the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap.

Verb

1. To clothe someone in a robe.

Derived terms

• berobed

Anagrams

• Boer, bore, Ebro