robe

Pronunciation: /ɹəʊb/

The English word “robe” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.
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.

verb

To clothe; to dress.
To put on official vestments.

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…

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