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Robed   /roʊbd/   Listen
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Robe  v. t.  (past & past part. robed; pres. part. robing)  To invest with a robe or robes; to dress; to array; as, fields robed with green. "The sage Chaldeans robed in white appeared." "Such was his power over the expression of his countenance, that he could in an instant shake off the sternness of winter, and robe it in the brightest smiles of spring."






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"Robed" Quotes from Famous Books



... whom the sombre-robed, grim-visaged stranger did not make a favorable impression, broke from his hold and took refuge in the skirts of the Countess, as the ...
— Rabbi and Priest - A Story • Milton Goldsmith

... the throne are robed in white, Passed thro' the conflict and the foe o'ercame; Boldly they stood as champions for the right, And thus have won thro' grace enduring fame, And when the roll is called, each will declare, "Here am I, Lord, I fought for ...
— Gleams of Sunshine - Optimistic Poems • Joseph Horatio Chant

... mantle, thin and drawn out, with the look of emaciation and misery that the imagination of the Middle Ages conceived necessary for the expression of Divine sublimity. In the tympanum a relievo represented the Virgin surrounded by angels, robed in the habit of St. Ildefonso, a pious legend repeated in various parts of the building as though it were one of its ...
— The Shadow of the Cathedral • Vicente Blasco Ibanez

... entered was deathly quiet. There were figures standing about, figures robed in their gold-threaded drapes, that stared strangely, wonderingly, at him, and drew themselves into a huddled group against the wall. And two there were, who stood apart: the other victims—their sacrificial garments wrapped ...
— Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 • Various

... kisses his father's hand as Semiramis enters between guards. She is robed and crowned, her arms fettered with golden chains, and holds herself proudly, not looking at Husak. She turns to Khosrove, who watches ...
— Semiramis and Other Plays - Semiramis, Carlotta And The Poet • Olive Tilford Dargan


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