robe

Meanings

Plural: robes

Noun

any loose flowing garment
outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions
A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.
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.

Verb

clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes
cover as if with clothing
To clothe; to dress.
To put on official vestments.

Origin / 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 *raubō, *raubaz, *raubą (“booty, that which is stripped or carried away”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- (“to tear, peel”).
cognates and related terms
Akin to Old High German roup (“booty”) (Modern German Raub (“robbery, spoils”)), Old High German roubōn (“to rob, steal”) (Modern German rauben (“to rob”)), Old English rēaf (“spoils, booty, dress, armour, robe, garment”), Old English rēafian (“to steal, deprive”). Cognate with Spanish ropa (“clothing, clothes”). More at rob, reaf, reave.

Synonyms

cloak, clothe, dight, don, drape, gown, put on, vest

Scrabble Score: 6

robe is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
robe is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
robe is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

robe is a valid Words With Friends word