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tobe

tobe

9.9
A long cloth that women wrap around their body to wear
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : tobe
  • Like the other Mezroans, he was dressed in a flowing tobe.

Examples

  • His clothes were simple—a tobe much like those worn by everyone in Mezro—but a dozen platinum bands encircled his arms.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • He no longer wore his purple tobe, but a simple breechcloth.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • At the festival, the women wore colorful tobe that flowed elegantly with their movements.

  • She wrapped her traditional tobe around her body before heading out to the ceremony.

  • During the wedding, the bride adorned herself in a stunning tobe made of bright fabric.

Synonyms

boubou
vstobe
1 9.0

A long loose robe from West Africa worn by men or women for special occasions

is a rectangular cloth wrapped around the body for daily or ceremonial use
jellaba
vstobe
9.9

A long loose robe with a hood that people wear in North Africa and the Middle East

is instead a wrapped rectangular garment worn mainly by women in West Africa
djellabah
vstobe
9.9

A long loose robe with a hood worn in North Africa

is a wrapped rectangular garment used by women rather than a hooded robe

How Formal

tobe
  • UK
9.9
wrap
33 2.3

Surface Forms

tobe singular
tobes plural

Etymology

Tobe is a word from West Africa for a long cloth women wrap around their bodies. It comes from local words that mean 'cloth' or 'wrapper', so imagining a long, colourful piece of fabric wrapped around you helps remember the meaning.