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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|accessdate=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" />. There are various types of robes, including:
* A gown worn as part of the [[academic regalia]] of [[Faculty (teaching staff)|faculty]] or [[students]], especially for ceremonial occasions, such as a [[convocation]]s, [[Wiktionary:congregation|congregations]] or [[graduation]]s.<ref name="OED" />
* A gown worn as part of the attire of a [[judge]] or [[barrister]].
* A wide variety of long, flowing [[religious dress]] including [[pulpit robe]]s and the robes worn by various types of [[monk]]s.
* 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, as ''robe d'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.
* A "[[bathrobe]]" worn mostly after bathing or swimming.<ref name="OED" /><ref name= "Picken" />
* Any of several women's fashions, as ''robe d'anglaise'' (18th century), "[[robe de style]]" (1920s).<ref name="Picken" />
* (Informal usage) Any long flowing garment; for example, a [[cassock]] is sometimes called a ''robe'', although a cassock is close-fitting.
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