单词 | re-robe |
释义 | re-robev. transitive. To dress (a person) in new clothing; to put a robe back on (a person). Frequently reflexive. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (transitive)] > put on > again re-enduea1623 re-robe1795 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (transitive)] > in specific way > with specific garments > robe or robes robea1400 apparel1576 enrobe1593 vest1639 re-robe1795 1795 E. Gunning tr. J. Du Castre d'Auvigny & P.-F. G. Desfontaines Mem. Madame de Barneveldt I. 4 Twelve times had I seen the trees despoiled of their verdure, and as often observed soft spring approach to re-robe them in their mantle of green. 1849 C. Brontë Shirley II. v. 126 She immediately took the book from her and, with her own hands, commenced the business of disrobing and re-robing her. 1908 T. Hardy Dynasts: Pt. 3rd vii. viii. 343 Europe's wormy dynasties rerobe Themselves in their old gilt. 1987 E. Newby Round Ireland in Low Gear x. 169 Mrs Heffernan drew the line at supplying supper so, being ravenous, we were forced to re-robe ourselves in our Gore-Tex suits and sally out into the terrible night. Derivatives reˈrobing n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > [noun] > in specific way > with specific clothing > robe or robes > again rerobing1843 1843 Graham's Mag. Mar. 153/2 I awaited the re-robing, in no very amiable mood, I must confess. 1934 D. Thomas 18 Poems 32 Second Rise of the skeleton and Rerobing of the naked ghost. 1997 A. E. Zanger Scenes from Marriage Louis XIV ii. 56 That such rerobing occurred was underlined by La Pompe in its description of the ensuing ceremonies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1795 |
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