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vesture
English
Etymology
Anglo-Norman, from Old French vesteure, from Vulgar Latin vestitura (“clothing”), from Latin vestitus, perfect passive participle of vesti? (“to clothe”), from vestis (“garment”).
Noun
vesture (plural vestures)
- A covering of, or like, clothing.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 16
- His broad-brim was placed beside him; his legs were stiffly crossed; his drab vesture was buttoned up to his chin; and spectacles on nose, he seemed absorbed in reading from a ponderous volume.
- 1852, The Ark, and Odd Fellows' Western Magazine
- It pencilled each flower with rich and variegated hues, and threw over its exuberant foliage a vesture of emerald green.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 16
Verb
vesture (third-person singular simple present vestures, present participle vesturing, simple past and past participle vestured)
- (archaic) To clothe.
Related terms
- invest
- vest
- vestibule
- vestment
Anagrams
- revestu, versute, vertues
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robe
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)
- A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.
- (US) The skin of an animal, especially the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap.
- A wardrobe, especially one built into a bedroom.
- 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)
- (transitive) To clothe; to dress.
- (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
- first-person singular present subjunctive of robar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of robar
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?rob?/
- Rhymes: -ob?
- Hyphenation: ro?be
Noun
robe m
- vocative singular of rob
Anagrams
- bore, oreb
Dutch
Etymology
From French robe.
Pronunciation
Noun
robe f (plural roben or robes, diminutive robetje n)
- gown, robe
French
Etymology
Old French, from Proto-Germanic *raub? (“booty”), later "stolen clothing".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??b/
Noun
robe f (plural robes)
- dress, frock
- fur, coat (of an animal)
- Ce cheval a une robe isabelle.
- 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
- 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)
- robe (long loose garment):
- A robe as a symbol of rank or office.
- A robe as a spoil or booty of war; a robe given as a gift.
- (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)
- (Jersey) dress
- Synonym: fro
- (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)
- booty; spoils (chiefly of war)
- 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.
- [D]onez li [d]e voz robes que vos avez
- c. 1170,, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
Related terms
- robeor
- rober
Descendants
- Middle French: robe
- French: robe
- ? Dutch: robe
- ? German: Robe
- ? Czech: róba
- French: robe
- Norman: robe
- ? Middle English: robe, roobe, rob, robbe
- English: robe
- ? Irish: róba
- ? Scottish Gaelic: ròb
- Scots: robe
- English: robe
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (robe)
Portuguese
Etymology
From French robe [de chambre].
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /???.b(?)/
- Hyphenation: ro?be
Noun
robe m (plural robes)
- dressing gown
- Synonym: roupão
References
Spanish
Verb
robe
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of robar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of robar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of robar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of robar.
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