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Line 1: {{short description\|Loose-fitting outer garment, worn in many historical periods and contexts}} {{Other uses}} [[File:LongPao.JPG\|thumb\|right\|200px\|A dragon-themed robe originating from the [[Qing ~~Dynasty~~dynasty]] ~~of China~~]] [[File:daggeru.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Academic robes]] [[File:Angarkha.jpg\|thumb\|An Indian [[Angarkha]]]] A '''robe''' is a loose-fitting outer [[clothing\|garment]].<ref name="OED">{{cite web\|title=Robe\|url=http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/166595\|website=Oxford English Dictionary\|access-date=22 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="Picken">{{cite book\| last = Picken \|first = Mary Brooks\| title = The Fashion Dictionary \| publisher = Funk and Wagnalls \|year = 1957\| page = 265}}</ref> Unlike garments described as [[cape]]s or [[cloak]]s, robes usually have [[sleeve]]s. The [[English language\|English]] word ''robe'' derives from [[Middle English]] ''robe'' ("garment"), [[loanword\|borrowed]] from [[Old French]] ''robe'' ("booty, spoils"), itself taken from the [[Old Frankish\|Frankish]] word ''rouba'' ("spoils, things stolen, clothes"), and is related to the word ''rob''.<ref name="OED" /> ==Types== Line 14: A gown worn as part of the official dress of a [[peerage\|peer]] or [[Royal Family\|royalty]].<ref name="OED" /> * Any of several women's fashions of French origin, as ''[[close-bodied gown\|robe à l'anglaise]]'' (18th century), ''[[robe de style]]'' (1920s).<ref name="Picken" /> * A gown worn in [[fantasy literature]] and [[role-playing games]] by [[Wizard (fantasy)\|wizards]] and other [[magic (paranormal)\|magical]] ~~[[fictional character\|character]]s~~characters. * A [[bathrobe]] worn mostly after bathing or swimming.<ref name="OED" /><ref name= "Picken" /> * 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. Line 22: ==See also== [[Abaya]] - women's garment from Middle East/North Africa [[Abaya]] [[Academic stole]] [[Buffalo robe]] - buffalo hide used by Native Americans ''[[Black Robe (film)\|Black Robe]]'' – film about a robed [[Jesuit]] priest [[Buffalo robe\|Buffalo Robe]] [[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 [[Thawb]] [[Tricivara]] –- Buddhist monastic robe▼ ''[[The Robe (film)\|The Robe]]'' – 1953 American film ▲[[Tricivara]] – Buddhist monastic robe [[Wrap dress]] Line 41 ⟶ 39: ==External links== {{~~commonscat~~commons category\|Robes\|lcfirst=yes}} {{wiktionary-inline}} {{Clothing}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Academic dress]]