Thesaurus: robe

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1. 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.
2. v. t. A skin of an animal, especially, a skin of the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap.
3. v. t. To invest with a robe or robes; to dress; to array; as, fields robed with green.
4. n. any loose flowing garment
5. n. outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions
6. v. clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes
7. v. cover as if with clothing
8. To invest with a robe or robes; to dress; to array; as, fieldsrobed with green.The sage Chaldeans robed in white appeared. Pope.Such was his power over the expression of his countenance, that hecould in an instant shake off the sternness of winter, and robe it inthe brightest smiles of spring. Wirt.
9. v:2/n:98 n. any loose flowing garment