robe : Idioms & Phrases

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academic robe

  • noun a gown worn by academics or judges
    academic gown; academic robe.
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Buffalo robe

  • the skin of the bison of North America, prepared with the hair on; much used as a lap robe in sleighs.
Webster 1913

ecclesiastical robe

  • noun attire that is appropriate to wear in a church
    ecclesiastical attire.
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judge's robe

  • noun a gown worn by academics or judges
    academic gown; academic robe.
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lounging robe

  • noun a robe worn before dressing or while lounging
    lounging robe; dressing gown.
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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

night-robe

  • noun lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women
    gown; nightdress; nightgown; nightie.
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robe-de-chambre

  • noun a robe worn before dressing or while lounging
    lounging robe; dressing gown.
WordNet
Robe`-de-cham"bre noun
Etymology
F., lit., a chamber gown.
Definitions
  1. A dressing gown, or morning gown.
Webster 1913