rob : Idioms & Phrases


heart-robbing

Heart"-rob`bing adjective
Definitions
  1. Depriving of thought; ecstatic. "Heart-robbing gladness." Spenser.
  2. Stealing the heart or affections; winning.
Webster 1913

Master of the robes

  • an officer of the English royal household (when the sovereign is a king) whose duty is supposed to consist in caring for the royal robes.
Webster 1913

Mistress of the robes

  • a lady who enjoys the highest rank of the ladies in the service of the English sovereign (when a queen), and is supposed to have the care her robes.
Webster 1913

rob roy

  • noun Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a 1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734)
    MacGregor; Robert MacGregor.
  • noun a manhattan cocktail made with Scotch whiskey
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