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A dragon robe from Qing Dynasty of China

A robe is a loose-fitting outer garment.^[1]^[2] Unlike garments described as capes or cloaks, robes usually have sleeves. The English word robe derives from Middle English robe ("garment"), borrowed from Old French robe ("booty, spoils"), itself taken from the Frankish word *rouba ("spoils, things stolen, clothes"), and is related to the word rob.^[1] There are various types of robes, including:

A gown worn as part of the academic regalia of faculty or 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 religious dress including pulpit robes and the robes worn by various types of monks.
A gown worn as part of the official dress of a peer or 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 fantasy literature and role-playing games by wizards and other magical characters.
A "bathrobe" worn mostly after bathing or swimming.^[1]^[2]
Any of several women's fashions, as robe d'anglaise (18th century), "robe de style" (1920s).^[2]
(Informal usage) Any long flowing garment; for example, a cassock is sometimes called a robe, although a cassock is close-fitting.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Robe". Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Picken, Mary Brooks (1957). The Fashion Dictionary. Funk and Wagnalls. p. 265.

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The dictionary definition of robe at Wiktionary

[OED-1] "Robe". Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved 22 January 2017.

[Picken-2] Picken, Mary Brooks (1957). The Fashion Dictionary. Funk and Wagnalls. p. 265.

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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 '''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" />

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