robe

Meaning

Noun

1. A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.
2. (US) The skin of an animal, especially the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap.
3. A wardrobe, especially one built into a bedroom.
4. The largest and strongest tobacco leaves.

Verb

1. (transitive) To clothe; to dress.
2. (intransitive) To put on official vestments.

Synonyms

gown

dress

👗

long gown

cloak

clothe

blanket

vestment

garment

frock

bathrobe

dressing gown

vest

mantle

drape

apparel

invest

attire

cassock

coat

🧥

costume

garb

shawl

tunic

vesture

habit

hang

housecoat

dressing-gown

jacket

dolman

negligee

quilt

rig

woman’s dress

sheath

sheathe

shirt

👕

put on robes

covering

cloth

festoon

cape

etc.

endue

Translations

robe

👗

Robe

vestido

boubou

ρόμπα

jurk

👗

abito

japon

toga

toga

toga

bata

Gewand

Kleid

👗

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹəʊb/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: robe

Cognate with Old High German: roup

Cognate with German: Raub

Cognate with Old High German: roubōn

Cognate with German: rauben

Cognate with Old English: rēaf

Cognate with Old English: rēafian

Cognate with Spanish: ropa

In summary

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.

Sentences

I'd like to have my robe .