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  • 11robe — robeless, adj. rober, n. /rohb/, n., v., robed, robing. n. 1. a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office. 2. any long, loose garment, esp. one for wear while… …

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  • 12robe — n 1. gown, outer garment, vestment, Archaic. investment; cap and gown, academicals; pontificals, canonicals, cassock, surplice, scapular, Eccles. alb, Eccles. dalmatic, Eccles. chasuble, Rom. Cath. Ch. mantelletta; frock, habit; toga, praetexta,… …

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  • 13robe — noun 1》 a long, loose outer garment reaching to the ankles.     ↘such a garment worn, especially on formal or ceremonial occasions, as an indication of the wearer s rank, office, or profession. 2》 N. Amer. a lap robe. verb [usu. as adjective… …

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  • 14Lap dog — Infobox Dogbreed name = Lap Dog Type image caption = Reclining Woman and Her Lapdog, Isfahan, Iran (British Museum) Circa 1640| A lap dog (lapdog) is a dog that is small enough to be held in the arms or lie comfortably on a person s lap. Lapdogs… …

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  • 15lap — Synonyms and related words: Le Mans, adjoin, air race, ambit, anteriority, apparel, applique, arch over, array, attire, automobile race, babble, be the bellwether, beacon, beat, bedeck, bedrape, befringe, bestraddle, bestride, beverage, bib,… …

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  • 16Buffalo robe — Buffalo Buf fa*lo, n.; pl. {Buffaloes}. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It. bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr. Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See {Cow} the animal, and cf. {Buff} the …

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  • 17buffalo robe — buf′falo robe n. clo the prepared skin of an American bison, with the hair left on, used as a lap robe, rug, etc • Etymology: 1675–85, amer …

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  • 18buffalo robe — the prepared skin of an American bison, with the hair left on, used as a lap robe, rug, or blanket. [1675 85, Amer.] * * * …

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  • 19laprobe — lap robe n. A blanket or fur piece for covering the lap, legs, and feet, as of a passenger in an unheated car or carriage. * * * …

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  • 20Carriage — A carriage is a wheeled vehicle for people, usually horse drawn. It is especially designed for private passenger use and for comfort or elegance, though some are also used to transport goods. It may be light, smart and fast or heavy, large and… …

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