noun

robe

robe, gown

The judge wore a long black robe.

The judge wore a long black robe.

He relaxed in his comfortable dressing robe.

He relaxed in his comfortable dressing robe.

((a/the)) robe a long, loose outer garment, often for official or formal occasions She wore a graduation robe.

Synonyms: gown, dressing gown, cassock, habit

From Old French 'robe' (booty, garment), from a Germanic source related to 'rob', as garments were valuable spoils.

Think of a bathrobe you wear after a shower, or the formal robes worn by graduates and judges.

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