Robe

A robe is a loose-fitting outer

• A gown worn as part of the
  students, especially for ceremonial occasions, such as a convocations, congregations or graduations.^[1]
• A gown worn as part of the attire of a judge or barrister.
• A wide variety of long, flowing
  pulpit robes and the robes worn by various types of monks
  .
• A gown worn as part of the official dress of a
  royalty.^[1]
• Any of several women's fashions of French origin, as robe à l'anglaise (18th century), robe de style (1920s).^[2]
• A gown worn in
  magical
  characters.
• A bathrobe worn mostly after bathing or swimming.^[1][2]
• A gown used to cover a state of underdress, often after rising in the morning, is called a dressing gown. They are similar to a bathrobe but without the absorbent material.
• (Informal usage) Any long flowing garment; for example, a cassock is sometimes called a robe, although a cassock is close-fitting.
• A cured animal hide with fur or hair still attached, often from a buffalo, either worn or used in the home for warmth.^[3]

See also

• Abaya - women's garment from Middle East/North Africa
• Academic stole
• Buffalo robe - buffalo hide used by Native Americans
• Clothing
• Kaftan
• Kimono - traditional Japanese garment
• Mantle (royal garment)
• Seamless robe of Jesus - Biblical relic
• Senegalese kaftan
• Thawb - ankle-length garment often worn in many places in the Middle East and Africa
• Tricivara
  - Buddhist monastic robe
• Wrap dress

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to robes.

• The dictionary definition of robe at Wiktionary