different between robe vs trim

English

Etymology

From Middle English robe, roobe, from Old French robe, robbe, reube (“booty, spoils of war, robe, garment”), from Frankish *rouba, *rauba (“booty, spoils, stolen clothes”, literally “things taken”), from Proto-Germanic *raub?, *raubaz, *raub? (“booty, that which is stripped or carried away”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- (“to tear, peel”).

Akin to Old High German roup (“booty”) (Modern German Raub (“robbery, spoils”)), Old High German roub?n (“to rob, steal”) (Modern German rauben (“to rob”)), Old English r?af (“spoils, booty, dress, armour, robe, garment”), Old English r?afian (“to steal, deprive”). Cognate with Spanish ropa (“clothing, clothes”). More at rob, reaf, reave.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???b/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?o?b/
• Rhymes: -??b

Noun

robe (plural robes)

1. A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.
2. (US) The skin of an animal, especially the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap.
3. A wardrobe, especially one built into a bedroom.
4. The largest and strongest tobacco leaves.

Derived terms

• bathrobe

Descendants

• ? Irish: róba
• ? Scottish Gaelic: ròb

Translations

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To clothe; to dress.
2. (intransitive) To put on official vestments.

Synonyms

• (to clothe): dight, don, put on; see also Thesaurus:clothe

Derived terms

• berobed

Anagrams

• Bero, Boer, Ebor, Ebro, bore

Asturian

Verb

robe

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of robar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of robar

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?rob?/
• Rhymes: -ob?
• Hyphenation: ro?be

Noun

robe m

1. vocative singular of rob

Anagrams

• bore, oreb

Dutch

Etymology

From French robe.

Pronunciation

Noun

robe f (plural roben or robes, diminutive robetje n)

1. gown, robe

French

Etymology

Old French, from Proto-Germanic *raub? (“booty”), later "stolen clothing".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??b/

Noun

robe f (plural robes)

1. dress, frock
2. fur, coat (of an animal)

   Ce cheval a une robe isabelle.

3. wine's colour

Derived terms

Hypernyms

• habit
• vêtement

Descendants

• ? Dutch: robe
• ? German: Robe
  • ? Czech: róba

See also

• Les couleurs de la robe d'un cheval /The colors of horses' hair/ : alezan, aubère, bai, blanc, crème, gris, isabelle, noir, palomino, pie, rouan, souris.

Further reading

• “robe” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• bore, orbe

Italian

Noun

robe f

1. plural of roba

Anagrams

• orbe

Middle English

Alternative forms

• roobe, rob, robbe

Etymology

From Old French robe, from Frankish *rouba, *rauba, from Proto-West Germanic *raub, from Proto-Germanic *raub?, *raubaz, *raub?. Doublet of reif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r??b(?)/, /?r?b(?)/

Noun

robe (plural robes)

1. robe (long loose garment):
   1. A robe as a symbol of rank or office.
   2. A robe as a spoil or booty of war; a robe given as a gift.
2. (as a plural) The garments an individual is wearing.

Derived terms

• roben
• warderobe

Descendants

• English: robe
  • ? Irish: róba
  • ? Scottish Gaelic: ròb
• Scots: robe

References

• “r??be, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-16.

Norman

Etymology

From Old French robe, robbe, reube (“booty, spoils of war; robe, garment”), from Frankish *rouba, *rauba (“booty, spoils, stolen clothes”, literally “things taken”), from Proto-Germanic *raub?, *raubaz, *raub? (“booty, that which is stripped or carried away”), from Proto-Indo-European *reup- (“to tear, peel”).

Noun

robe f (plural robes)

1. (Jersey) dress

   Synonym: fro

2. (Jersey) robe

Old French

Alternative forms

• robbe, reube

Etymology

From Frankish *rouba, *rauba (“booty, spoils, stolen clothes”, literally “things taken”), from Proto-Germanic *raub?, *raubaz, *raub? (“booty, that which is stripped or carried away”).

Noun

robe f (oblique plural robes, nominative singular robe, nominative plural robes)

1. booty; spoils (chiefly of war)
2. piece of clothing
   • c. 1170,, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

     [D]onez li [d]e voz robes que vos avez
     La mellor que vos i savez.

     Give her the clothes that you have

     The best that you know of.

Related terms

• robeor
• rober

Descendants

• Middle French: robe
  • French: robe
    • ? Dutch: robe
    • ? German: Robe
      • ? Czech: róba
• Norman: robe
• ? Middle English: robe, roobe, rob, robbe
  • English: robe
    • ? Irish: róba
    • ? Scottish Gaelic: ròb
  • Scots: robe

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (robe)

Portuguese

Etymology

From French robe [de chambre].

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /???.b(?)/
• Hyphenation: ro?be

Noun

robe m (plural robes)

1. dressing gown

   Synonym: roupão

References

Spanish

Verb

robe

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.

English

Etymology

From Middle English trimen, trymen, trümen, from Old English trymman (“to make firm; strengthen”), from Proto-Germanic *trumjan? (“to make fast; strengthen”), from Proto-Germanic *trumaz (“firm; strong; sound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??m/, [t??????m]
• Rhymes: -?m

Verb

trim (third-person singular simple present trims, present participle trimming, simple past and past participle trimmed)

1. (transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.

2. (transitive) To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas tree.

3. (transitive, aviation, of an aircraft) To adjust the positions of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs, so as to modify or eliminate the aircraft's tendency to pitch, roll, or yaw when the cockpit controls are released.
4. (transitive, nautical, of a vessel) To modify the angle relative to the water by shifting cargo or ballast; to adjust for sailing; to assume, or cause to assume a certain position, or trim, in the water.
   • 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

     The captain made us trim the boat, and we got her to lie a little more evenly.

5. (transitive, nautical, of a vessel's sails) To modify the angle (of the sails) relative to the wind, especially to set them at the most advantageous angle.
7. (dated) To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favour each.
8. (transitive) To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.

   • The hermit trimmed his little fire.

9. (transitive, carpentry, of timber) To dress; to make smooth.
10. (transitive, dated) To rebuke; to reprove.
11. (transitive, dated) To beat or thrash.

Derived terms

• betrim

Translations

Noun

trim (countable and uncountable, plural trims)

1. (uncountable) Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders.

2. (countable) A haircut, especially a moderate one to touch up an existing style.

3. Dress; gear; ornaments.
4. (countable) The manner in which something is equipped or adorned; order; disposition.
   • 1614, George Chapman, Andromeda Liberata

     The measure and whole trim of comeliness

5. (uncountable, aviation, of an aircraft) The state of adjustment of control surfaces such that the desired attitude can be maintained without requiring the continuous application of force to the cockpit controls.
6. (uncountable, aviation, by extension) The mechanism(s) used to trim an aircraft in roll, pitch, and/or yaw.
7. (uncountable, slang, mildly vulgar) Sexual intercourse.
   • 1969, Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, New York: Bantam, 1971, Chapter 35, pp. 239-240,^[3]

     “Take me somewhere.”

     His response lacked dignity, but in fairness to him I admit that I had left him little chance to be suave.

     He asked, “You mean, you’re going to give me some trim?”

8. (nautical) The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water, with reference to the cargo and ballast; the manner in which a vessel floats on the water, whether on an even keel or down by the head or stern.
9. (nautical) The arrangement of the sails with reference to the wind.

Translations

Adjective

trim (comparative trimmer, superlative trimmest)

1. Physically fit.

2. Slender, lean.

3. Neat or smart in appearance.
   • 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 4 Scene 1

     […] manhood is melted into curtsies, valour into compliment, and men are only turned into tongue, and trim ones too: he is now as valiant as Hercules that only tells a lie and swears it.

   • “A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, […].

Translations

Adverb

trim (not comparable)

1. (nautical) In good order; properly managed or maintained.
2. (nautical) With sails well trimmed.

Anagrams

• MIRT, RMIT

Albanian

Alternative forms

• (Gheg) trajm [t?ajm]

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *trim-, from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“soft, weak, young”). Cognate with Sanskrit ???? (táru?a, “young”) and Armenian ???? (t?arm, “young, fresh”). Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *trem(s)- (“to thump; to tremble”). Compare Latin trem? (“tremble”), Lithuanian trìmti (“shake, tremble”), Tocharian A tröm (“in rage, fury”) and Tocharian B tremi (“rage, fury”).

Noun

trim m (indefinite plural trima, definite singular trimi, definite plural trimat)

1. man, manful
2. hero
3. courageous
4. valiant, valorous
5. brave, hardy

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?m

Verb

trim

1. first-person singular present indicative of trimmen
2. imperative of trimmen

Latvian

Numeral

trim

1. dative plural masculine form of tr?s
2. instrumental plural masculine form of tr?s
3. dative plural feminine form of tr?s
4. instrumental plural feminine form of tr?s