robe
part of speech
noun (a robe, robes); verb (robe, robes, robed, robing — formal)
meaning for a pupil
1) A robe is a long, loose piece of clothing that covers the body, worn for special ceremonies, by judges, priests, kings and graduates. tree →
2) A robe is a bathrobe or dressing gown worn at home after a bath or before getting dressed. tree →
3) (formal) To be robed is to be dressed in a robe. tree →
sense in the lessons
In RE and church life, priests and choirs wear robes; in the Bible Joseph had a «robe of many colours». In history and stories, kings, wizards and judges wear robes. In everyday life, «robe» is often an American word for dressing gown. Phrases: «a judge's robe», «a long white robe», «bathrobe», «robed in».
examples
- The judge wore a black robe. tree →
- The choir walked in, wearing white robes. tree →
- Joseph's father gave him a beautiful robe. tree →
- The wizard swept his robe around him and vanished. tree →
- I put on my robe after my bath. tree →
- The king was robed in red velvet. tree →
- She was simply dressed in a plain white robe. tree →
note
Countable: robes. Often plural in ceremony (robes of office). British «dressing gown» = American «robe» or «bathrobe». Not to be confused with «rob» (to steal).
In the corpora
- The word "coat of many colours" comes from old English Bibles; newer ones often say "richly ornamented robe".
- And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue.
- a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the skirts of the robe round about.
- And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue;
- And they made upon the skirts of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «robe» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.