noun / verb
robe
ROHB/rəʊb/
A loose outer garment, or to dress someone in one.
The man ties the belt of his loose, calf-length robe.
Etymology
Old French robe meant both a garment and plunder. The connection was presumably fine clothing taken from an enemy as spoils; the garment sense also developed uses for ceremonial clothing and dressing gowns.
In context
Sometimes altar servers or other ministers will wear a long black robe called a cassock
More examples
- The judge enters the courtroom wearing a black robe.
- Hotel guests wear robes on their way to the pool.
- The attendants robe the bishop before the ceremony.
Forms
robe · robes · robed · robing