berobed

adjective

be·​robed bi-ˈrōbd 

bē-

: wearing a robe

… a few berobed Franciscan friars handing out protest leaflets.

—Richard Zoglin, Time, 5 Oct. 1998

… Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist appeared as a berobed outsider to preside at the Senate trial …

—Francis X. Clines, New York Times, 8 Jan. 1999

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

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