robe Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any loose flowing garment
  2. noun outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions
    gown.
  3. verb clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes
    vest.
  4. verb cover as if with clothing
    drape; cloak; clothe.
    • the mountain was clothed in tropical trees

WordNet

Robe noun
Etymology
F., fr. LL. rauba a gown, dress, garment; originally, booty, plunder. See Rob, v. t., and cf. Rubbish.
Definitions
  1. An outer garment; a dress of a rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; hence, a dress of state, rank, office, or the like.
    Through tattered clothes small vices do appear; Robes and furred gowns hide all. Shak.
  2. A skin of an animal, especially, a skin of the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap. U.S.
Robe transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Robed ; present participle & verbal noun Robing
Definitions
  1. To invest with a robe or robes; to dress; to array; as, fields robed with green.
    The sage Chaldeans robed in white appeared. Pope.
    Such was his power over the expression of his countenance, that he could in an instant shake off the sternness of winter, and robe it in the brightest smiles of spring. Wirt.

Webster 1913