• (RP) IPA: /ɹəʊb/
• (America) IPA: /ɹoʊb/

robe (plural robes)

1. A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.
   • c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act IV, scene vi]:

     Through tattered clothes small vices do appear; / Robes and furred gowns hide all.

2. (US) The skin of an animal, especially the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap.
3. A wardrobe, especially one built into a bedroom.
4. The largest and strongest tobacco leaves.

• French: robe
• German: Robe
• Italian: veste, abito, (of academic, judge) toga
• Portuguese: manto
• Russian: хала́т
• Spanish: bata, veste, hábito, toga (of an academic, judge), roba

robe (robes, present participle robing; past and past participle robed)

1. (transitive) To clothe; to dress.
2. (intransitive) To put on official vestments.

• (to clothe) dight, don, put on; see also Thesaurus:clothe