Robed

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Robe \Robe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Robed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Robing}.]
     To invest with a robe or robes; to dress; to array; as,
     fields robed with green.
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           The sage Chaldeans robed in white appeared. --Pope.
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           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.                        --Wirt.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  robed
       adj : dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in
             combination; "the elegantly attired gentleman"; "neatly
             dressed workers"; "monks garbed in hooded robes"; "went
             about oddly garmented"; "professors robed in crimson";
             "tuxedo-attired gentlemen"; "crimson-robed Harvard
             professors" [syn: {appareled}, {attired}, {dressed}, {garbed},
              {garmented}, {habilimented}]