robe

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A judge in judicial robes
See also røbe, and robé

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From Old French robe, from West Germanic *rauba ‘booty’, later ‘stolen clothing’ (related to English rob).

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Singular
robe

Plural
robes

robe (plural robes)

  1. A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.

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Infinitive
to robe

Third person singular
robes

Simple past
robed

Past participle
robed

Present participle
robing

to robe (third-person singular simple present robes, present participle robing, simple past and past participle robed)

  1. To clothe someone in a robe.

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Old French, from West Germanic *rauba ‘booty’, later ‘stolen clothing’.

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robe f. (plural robes)

  1. dress, frock
  2. fur, coat (of an animal)
    Ce cheval a une robe isabelle.
  3. wine's colour

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robe f.

  1. Plural form of roba.

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robe (infinitive: robar)

  1. formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of robar.
  2. first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of robar.
  3. formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of robar.
  4. third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of robar.