ROBE

ROBE. → Of righteousness 2Ch 6:41; Isa 61:10; Re 6:11; 7:9,13 → The parable of the man who was not dressed in a wedding garment Mt 22:11 → See DRESS

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robe. Robe, v.t. to dress pompously, dress, invest

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Robe (?), n. [[F., fr. LL. rauba a gown, dress, garment; originally, booty, plunder. See Rob, v. t., and cf. Rubbish.]] 1. 1. An outer garment; a dress of a rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; hence, a dress of state, rank, office, or the like.
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear; Robes and furred gowns hide all. Shak. 2. 2. A skin of an animal, especially, a skin of the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap.
Master of the robes, an officer of the English royal household (when the sovereign is a king) whose duty is supposed to consist in caring for the royal robes. — Mistress of the robes, a lady who enjoys the highest rank of the ladies in the service of the English sovereign (when a queen), and is supposed to have the care her robes.