robe
noun
[ rəʊb ]
• a long, loose outer garment reaching to the ankles.
• "a young man in a fez and ragged robe"
Similar:
cloak,
wrap,
mantle,
cape,
kaftan,
wrapper,
dishdasha,
djellaba,
dolman,
kanzu,
muumuu,
• short for lap robe.
robe
verb
• clothe in a robe or long, loose outer garment.
• "the Chamberlain robed the king on coronation day"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from the Germanic base (in the sense ‘booty’) of rob (because clothing was an important component of booty).
