thumb|right|200px|A dragon-themed robe originating from the [[Qing dynasty]]

thumb|right|200px|Academic robes

thumb|An Indian [[Angarkha]]

A robe is a loose-fitting outer garment. Unlike garments described as capes or cloaks, robes usually have sleeves. The English word robe derives from Middle English robe ("garment"), borrowed from Old French robe ("booty, spoils"), itself taken from the Frankish word *rouba ("spoils, things stolen, clothes"), and is related to the word rob.

alt=A native Crow man with braided hair wearing a think buffalo hide with fur attached over his right shoulder|thumb|[[White Swan wearing a buffalo robe]]

See also

  • Abaya - women's garment from Middle East/North Africa
  • Angarkha
  • Academic stole
  • Buffalo robe - buffalo hide used by Native Americans
  • Chuba - the common dress of Tibetans
  • Clothing
  • Kaftan
  • Kimono - traditional Japanese garment
  • Mantle (royal garment)
  • Seamless robe of Jesus - Biblical relic
  • Senegalese kaftan
  • Thawb - ankle-length garment often worn in many places in the Middle East and Africa
  • Tricivara - Buddhist monastic robe
  • Wrap dress

References

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