Menu
Home
People
Places
Arts
History
Plants & Animals
Science
Life & Culture
Technology
Reference.org
Robe
open-in-new
<h2 id="types">Types</h2> <p>There are various types of robes, including: </p> <ul><li>A gown worn as part of the <a href="/facts/Academic_regalia/AavCklFk">academic regalia</a> of <a href="/facts/Faculty_(teaching_staff)/PbvduYTQ">faculty</a> or <a href="/facts/Students/zJY5rdvh">students</a>, especially for ceremonial occasions, such as a <a href="/facts/Convocation/8tEhWWD0">convocations</a>, congregations or <a href="/facts/Graduation/xWuangH9">graduations</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></li> <li>A gown worn as part of the attire of a <a href="/facts/Judge/2MgrCxc1">judge</a> or <a href="/facts/Barrister/pu8vNbSC">barrister</a>.</li> <li>A wide variety of long, flowing <a href="/facts/Religious_dress/8BkT3DwD">religious dress</a> including <a href="/facts/Pulpit_robe/FupQGF04">pulpit robes</a> and the robes worn by various types of <a href="/facts/Monk/mDhTrNcB">monks</a>.</li> <li>A gown worn as part of the official dress of a <a href="/facts/Peerage/D9NDbGPk">peer</a> or <a href="/facts/Royal_Family/cjN7Nbw7">royalty</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></li> <li>Any of several women's fashions of French origin, as <i><a href="/facts/Close-bodied_gown/jUFXtCDX">robe à l'anglaise</a></i> (18th century), <i><a href="/facts/Robe_de_style/wYXV9fce">robe de style</a></i> (1920s).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li> <li>A gown worn in <a href="/facts/Fantasy_literature/nYHRllzw">fantasy literature</a> and <a href="/facts/Role-playing_games/bN0QjhPs">role-playing games</a> by <a href="/facts/Wizard_(fantasy)/E1uhXts1">wizards</a> and other <a href="/facts/Magic_(paranormal)/ttcCLh3A">magical</a> characters.</li> <li>A <a href="/facts/Bathrobe/pLHkIyyy">bathrobe</a> worn mostly after bathing or swimming.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></li> <li>A gown used to cover a state of underdress, often after rising in the morning, is called a <a href="/facts/Dressing_gown/dPvyITI0">dressing gown</a>. They are similar to a bathrobe but without the absorbent material.</li> <li>(Informal usage) Any long flowing garment; for example, a <a href="/facts/Cassock/gMoC47d4">cassock</a> is sometimes called a <i>robe</i>, although a cassock is close-fitting.</li> <li>A cured animal hide with fur or hair still attached, often from a <a href="/facts/Buffalo_robe/epKRctd2">buffalo</a>, either worn or used in the home for warmth.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Abaya/TbFxgJhc">Abaya</a> - women's garment from Middle East/North Africa</li> <li><a href="/facts/Angarkha/XqahWobu">Angarkha</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Academic_stole/Y9znrQku">Academic stole</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Buffalo_robe/epKRctd2">Buffalo robe</a> - buffalo hide used by Native Americans</li> <li><a href="/facts/Clothing/5J5RhkYY">Clothing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Kaftan/60PwEayz">Kaftan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Kimono/0NBd91Sv">Kimono</a> - traditional Japanese garment</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mantle_(royal_garment)/jFaM7UNv">Mantle (royal garment)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Seamless_robe_of_Jesus/uQd3PPJW">Seamless robe of Jesus</a> - Biblical relic</li> <li><a href="/facts/Senegalese_kaftan/IVTyoh3N">Senegalese kaftan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Thawb/svplcrvM">Thawb</a> - ankle-length garment often worn in many places in the Middle East and Africa</li> <li><a href="/facts/Tricivara/1YMsg7Jt">Tricivara</a> - Buddhist monastic robe</li> <li><a href="/facts/Wrap_dress/X8sQbJhn">Wrap dress</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> Wikimedia Commons has media related to robes. <ul><li> The dictionary definition of robe at Wiktionary</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Robe". Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved 22 January 2017. <a href="http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/166595" target="_blank">http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/166595</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Picken, Mary Brooks (1957). The Fashion Dictionary. Funk and Wagnalls. p. 265. <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Robe". Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved 22 January 2017. <a href="http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/166595" target="_blank">http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/166595</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Robe". Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved 22 January 2017. <a href="http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/166595" target="_blank">http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/166595</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Robe". Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved 22 January 2017. <a href="http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/166595" target="_blank">http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/166595</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Picken, Mary Brooks (1957). The Fashion Dictionary. Funk and Wagnalls. p. 265. <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Robe". Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved 22 January 2017. <a href="http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/166595" target="_blank">http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/166595</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Picken, Mary Brooks (1957). The Fashion Dictionary. Funk and Wagnalls. p. 265. <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Rodgers, John E. (2021-10-06). "Before We Were Here – The Buffalo Robes". The Quapaw Post. Retrieved 2022-06-19. <a href="https://www.thequapawpost.com/post/before-we-were-here-the-buffalo-robes" target="_blank">https://www.thequapawpost.com/post/before-we-were-here-the-buffalo-robes</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>