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A robe is a loose-fitting outer garment
Clothing

A feature of all human societies, except perhaps the most primitive, is the wearing of clothing or clothes, especially in public. The primary purpose of clothing is functional, as a protection from the weather....
. A robe is distinguished from a cape
Cape

A cape is a type of clothing, and can be used to describe any sleeveless outer garment, such as a poncho, but usually it is a long garment that covers only the back half of the wearer, fastening about the neck....
 or cloak
Cloak

A cloak is a type of loose garment that is worn over indoor clothing and serves the same purpose as an overcoat—it protects the wearer from the cold, rain or wind for example, or it may form part of a fashionable outfit or uniform....
 by the fact that it usually has sleeve
Sleeve

Sleeve is that part of a garment which covers the arm, or through which the arm passes or slips. Originally invented to serve as a snot-rag or handy handkerchief; the pattern of the sleeve is one of the characteristics of fashion in dress, varying in every country and period....
s. The English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 word robe is borrowed
Loanword

A loanword is a word directly taken into one language from another with little or no translation. By contrast, a calque or loan translation is a related concept whereby it is the Meaning or idiom that is borrowed rather than the lexical item itself....
 from French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
. There are various types of robes, including:








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A robe is a loose-fitting outer garment
Clothing

A feature of all human societies, except perhaps the most primitive, is the wearing of clothing or clothes, especially in public. The primary purpose of clothing is functional, as a protection from the weather....
. A robe is distinguished from a cape
Cape

A cape is a type of clothing, and can be used to describe any sleeveless outer garment, such as a poncho, but usually it is a long garment that covers only the back half of the wearer, fastening about the neck....
 or cloak
Cloak

A cloak is a type of loose garment that is worn over indoor clothing and serves the same purpose as an overcoat—it protects the wearer from the cold, rain or wind for example, or it may form part of a fashionable outfit or uniform....
 by the fact that it usually has sleeve
Sleeve

Sleeve is that part of a garment which covers the arm, or through which the arm passes or slips. Originally invented to serve as a snot-rag or handy handkerchief; the pattern of the sleeve is one of the characteristics of fashion in dress, varying in every country and period....
s. The English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 word robe is borrowed
Loanword

A loanword is a word directly taken into one language from another with little or no translation. By contrast, a calque or loan translation is a related concept whereby it is the Meaning or idiom that is borrowed rather than the lexical item itself....
 from French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
. There are various types of robes, including:

  • A gown worn as part of the academic regalia of faculty
    Faculty (university)

    A faculty is a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas . The concept of a university with different faculties for different subjects dates back to Al-Azhar University, which had individual faculties for a Madrasah and theological seminary, Sharia and Fiqh, Arabic grammar, Islamic astronom...
     or students, especially for ceremonial occasions, such as a convocation
    Convocation

    A Convocation is a group of people formally assembled for a special purpose.In some Universities for example, the term "convocation" refers specifically to the entirety of the alumni of the university, which function as one of the university's representative bodies....
    s, congregations or graduation
    Graduation

    Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the ceremony that is sometimes associated, where students become Graduates....
    s.
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  • A gown worn as part of the attire of a judge
    Judge

    A judge, or arbiter of justice, is a lead official who presides over a court of law,which is operated by the local, state, and/or federal government....
     or barrister
    Barrister

    A barrister is a lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions that employ a split profession in relation to legal representation. In split professions, the other type of lawyer is the solicitor....


  • A wide variety of long, flowing religious dress including pulpit robes and the robes worn by various types of monk
    Monk

    A Monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, the unconditioning of mind and body in favor of the realization of one's true nature, and does so living either alone or with any number of like-minded people, whilst always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purpose....


  • A gown worn as part of the official dress of a peer
    Peerage

    The Peerage is a system of titles of nobility in the United Kingdom, part of the British honours system. The term is used both collectively to refer to the entire body of titles, and individually to refer to a specific title....
     or royalty
    Royal family

    A royal family is the extended family of a king or queen regnant. The term "imperial family" more appropriately describes the extended family of an emperor or empress regnant, while the terms "ducal family", "grand ducal family" or "princely family" are more appropriate in reference to the relatives of a reigning duke, grand duke, or prince....
    .


  • Any of several women's fashions, as robe d'anglaise (18th century), "robe de style
    Robe de style

    The Robe de style describes a style of Dress popular in the 1920s in fashion as an alternative to the straight-cut Chemise#Modern_usage_of_the_term dress....
    " (1920s)


  • A gown worn in fantasy literature
    Fantasy literature

    Fantasy literature is fantasy in written form. Historically speaking, the majority of fantasy works have been literature. Since the 1950s however, a growing segment of the fantasy genre has taken the form of films, television programs, graphic novels, video games, music, painting, and other media....
     and role-playing games by wizards and other magical
    Magic (paranormal)

    Magic, sometimes known as sorcery, is a conceptual system that asserts human ability to control or predict the nature through Mysticism, paranormal or supernatural means....
     character
    Fictional character

    A character is any person, persona, identity, or entity that exists in a The arts. The process of conveying information about characters in fiction is called characterisation....
    s


  • An informal "house robe" worn chiefly in the home by women in the southeastern United States.


  • An absorbent "bath robe" worn mostly after washing or swimming


    • One such example is a bathrobe
      Bathrobe

      A bathrobe or dressing gown or housecoat is a robe typically worn after bathing in the privacy of one's home where the wearer is typically otherwise nude to keep warm and/or preserve modesty at times when there is no immediate need to fully dress....
      , a garment made of terrycloth
      Terrycloth

      Terrycloth, terry cloth, terry towelling, terry, or simply towelling is a textile with loops that can absorb large amounts of water....
       or another towel
      Towel

      A towel is a piece of absorption cloth or paper used for drying or wiping. It draws moisture through direct contact, often using a blotting or a rubbing motion....
       like material and is typically worn at home after a bath
      Bathing

      Bathing is the immersion of the body in a fluid, usually water or an aqueous solution. It may be practiced for hygiene, religion or therapy purposes or as a recreational activity....
       or other activities where the wearer is nude to keep warm and/or preserve modesty
      Modesty

      Standards of modesty are aspects of the culture of a country or people, at a given point in time, and is a measure against which an individual in society may be judged....
       in times of no immediate need to fully dress. (Also called a house coat.) See, for example, that worn by the fictional character Arthur Dent
      Arthur Dent

      Arthur Philip Dent is a fictional character, the hapless protagonist and antihero in the comic science fiction series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams....
      .
  • (Informal usage) Any long flowing garment; for example, a cassock
    Cassock

    The cassock, an item of clerical clothing, is a long, close-fitting, ankle-length robe worn by clerics of the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Church, and some clerics of the Reformed, and Lutheran churches....
     is sometimes called a robe, despite the fact that the cassock is close-fitting.


See also


  • Seamless robe of Jesus
    Seamless robe of Jesus

    The Seamless Robe of Jesus is the robe said to have been worn by Jesus during his crucifixion.According to the Gospel of John, the soldiers who crucified Jesus did not divide his tunic after crucifying him, but cast lots to determine who would keep it because it was woven in one piece, without seam....
     - Biblical relic
  • The Robe
    The Robe (film)

    The Robe is a 1953 in film Bible epic film that tells the story of a Roman Empire military tribune who commands the unit that crucifies Jesus....
     - film
  • Abaya
    Abaya

    The abaya "cloak" is an overgarment worn by some women in parts of the Islamic world. It is the traditional form of hijab, or Islamic dress, for many countries of the Arabian peninsula such as the United Arab Emirates, where it is the national dress....
  • Clothing
    Clothing

    A feature of all human societies, except perhaps the most primitive, is the wearing of clothing or clothes, especially in public. The primary purpose of clothing is functional, as a protection from the weather....