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robed

robed

5 5.7
Wearing a long loose piece of clothing often used for ceremonies
  • adjective
  • /roʊbd/
  • Formal
translation icon : vestido
  • The judge entered the courtroom, robed in black, signifying the importance of the proceedings.
  • robed figures

And Sarah J Maas is describing each of the Esteri and for some reason I just pictured them as like large white robed old people.

Examples

  • "Another door opened, and a robed Reverend Prescott stepped into the main room.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • There was a crowd of altar servers, robed clergy in procession, and clouds of incense.

    Blog text (33)

  • "Stand and identify yourself if you have a question!" One of the robed figures stood.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The younger robed man stood a full head above the captain.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Father, did you understand this black-robed figure to be the devil?

    The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)

  • Meanwhile, the audience laughed as the robed forms tripped their way down to the stage.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • One of the three robed women strikes a long wooden match against a fireplace brick.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Clieous's eyes darted through the stands and settled on one of the robed figures, a mere boy.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • "The smile on Clieous's lips faltered as he spotted the robed figures sprinkled throughout the crowd.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The Jews of Susa shouted with joy when they saw Mordecai robed in purple.

    Fiction book (1998)

Synonyms

gowned
vsrobed
  • Formal
1 4.5

Wearing a long loose piece of clothing used in hospitals or formal events

is a broader term used for various ceremonial garments
vestmented
vsrobed
9.9

Wearing special clothes for a ceremony, especially church robes

is a general term for formal ceremonial dress not only religious
cassocked
vsrobed
9.8

Wearing a long robe worn by priests or church leaders

is broader and applies to formal dress beyond clergy use

Antonyms

undressed
  • NSFW
1.9

A person who is not wearing any clothes

How Formal

robed
  • Formal
5 5.7
casual
81 1.3

Surface Forms

robed positive

Morphology

robed = robe (transparent) = robe + ed

The adjective 'robed' is transparently derived from the noun 'robe' with the addition of the suffix '-ed', indicating the state of wearing a robe.

Etymology

Robed comes from robe, which originally meant a long, loose 'garment' in Old French. Think of judges, monks, or graduates 'in a robe'. So robed simply means 'wearing a robe' at a formal event.