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Meaning of 'robe' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Robe [ v. t.]
- An outer garment; a dress of a rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; hence, a dress of state, rank, office, or the like.
- A skin of an animal, especially, a skin of the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap.
- To invest with a robe or robes; to dress; to array; as, fields robed with green.

Meaning of 'robe' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . robe [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cover as if with clothing
Example in sentence:
  • the mountain was clothed in tropical trees

Nearby Words:

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