Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To dress in or as if in a robe.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To clothe; at tire; invest; robe.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To invest or adorn with a robe; to attire.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
invest oradorn with arobe orvestment ; toattire . - verb To
coat orcover .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb provide with a coating
- verb adorn with a robe
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Examples
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One day, Mateu taught Katie to enrobe croquants—the word normally refers to a hard candy made from sugar and nuts but at elBulli can refer to any in this case honey caramelized substance—in chocolate.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011
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One day, Mateu taught Katie to enrobe croquants—the word normally refers to a hard candy made from sugar and nuts but at elBulli can refer to any in this case honey caramelized substance—in chocolate.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011
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Rather it means calling upon loving kindness to enrobe all or the emotions inhabiting us in the present moment, many of which can be all but loving ...
Marguerite Manteau-Rao: 4 Good Reasons to Practice Loving Kindness 2010
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Dating back to Imperial Japan, authentic Aburatorigami paper was created by gold leaf artisans who used it to protect the precious metal they hammered into whisper-thin leafing to enrobe the majestic pavilions.
Margaret Ryan: Five Luxurious Gifts for Mom (If She Won't Be Getting the iPad) Margaret Ryan 2010
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Makes it difficult yo work with small cookies or using the racks to enrobe small candies with chocolate.
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You enrobe your life in dignity when you give yourself clean laundry.
4 Reasons Laundry Leads to Happiness (Having Clean Socks Is One of Them) Karen Maezen Miller 2010
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Dating back to Imperial Japan, authentic Aburatorigami paper was created by gold leaf artisans who used it to protect the precious metal they hammered into whisper-thin leafing to enrobe the majestic pavilions.
Margaret Ryan: Five Luxurious Gifts for Mom (If She Won't Be Getting the iPad) 2010
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Rather, it means calling upon loving kindness to enrobe all or the emotions inhabiting us in the present moment, many of which can be all but loving ...
Marguerite Manteau-Rao: 4 Good Reasons to Practice Loving Kindness 2010
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The idea here seems to immersion, the way an old hotel seems to enrobe you in its history and the whispers of its ghosts.
Kevin Smokler: The Shelf Talker: Floppy Disks, Lyndon Johnson and Narnia 2009
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In addition to Johnny Cupcakes, the nonedible-cupcake retail industry includes cupcake greeting cards, decorative wrappers (not suitable for baking, they're meant to enrobe your cupcake once it's frosted), cupcake-shaped candles, and knitted cupcakes.
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