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robe

UK/ɹəʊb/ US/ɹoʊb/ fairly common us
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

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outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions

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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 *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.

Phrases

  • buffalo robe
  • Holy Robe
  • lap robe
  • long robe
  • riding robe
  • robe decollete
  • robe montante
  • touch someone's robe

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