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US
/ˈɹoʊb/
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[ UK /ɹˈəʊb/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈəʊb/ ]
VERB
-
cover as if with clothing
the mountain was clothed in tropical trees - clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes
NOUN
- outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions
- any loose flowing garment
How To Use robe In A Sentence
- The battery-operated doll comes complete with walkie-talkie and a wardrobe choice of military fatigues or bolero jacket and gold trousers.
- Upstairs were the bedrooms; mother-and-fathers room the largest; a smaller room for one or two sons, another for one or two daughters; each of these rooms containing a double bed, a washstand, a bureau, a wardrobe, a little table, a rocking-chair, and often a chair or two that had been slightly damaged downstairs, but not enough to justify either the expense of repair or decisive abandonment in the attic. Chapter 1
- For most people such details might be rather boring, but Robertson makes the narrative come alive through the personalities.
- Olivia notes the direction of his gaze, and realizes her robe has fallen open again.
- Mr. Robert Jackson (Wantage) (Labour): Will my right honourable friend accept an invitation to visit the Rutherford Appleton laboratory in my constituency to see the new Diamond synchrotron, which is nearing completion there? PRIME SINISTER'S QUESTIONS
- A wardrobe mistress arrives with my armour. Times, Sunday Times
- You enrobe your life in dignity when you give yourself clean laundry. 4 Reasons Laundry Leads to Happiness (Having Clean Socks Is One of Them)
- Robert Walker, R-Pa., a close Gingrich ally.
- It is true that, even at the time of the discovery of nitrobenzol, he pointed out the striking similarity of its smell to that of the oil of bitter almonds. The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants
- Minister for Defence Robert Hill talks with an Australian Army captain and warrant officer at a Middle East base.
