as in to clothe
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
dreamed that one day she would be enrobed in satins and silks
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It is decoratively enrobed in toile de Jouy—a nod to the motif that dressed the accessories counter in Christian Dior’s original boutique in 1947, and to Maria Grazia Chiuri, who has reimagined the pattern in various ways throughout her tenure at Dior.
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Town & Country, 11 June 2023
The individual scale insects are enrobed in fungal chambers which shield them from predators and the elements, though some are parasitized so the fungus can obtain nutrients.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2023
And the momos, like all the best dumplings, were pure comfort in a bite, the thick, chewy dough enrobing a pocket of savory, spicy ground lamb.
—Mara Severin | Eating Out, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Mar. 2023
For years the Warner Bros. film studio was run by Alan Horn, known a deft glad-hander of agents, actors, directors and the sensitive skin that can enrobe them.
—Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2020
That is key to his plan, announced in January, to enrobe the planet with 4,000 communications satellites — more than triple the number of satellites now in orbit — starting around 2020.
—W Wayt Gibbs, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2015
The idea of enrobing an entire room in one color may seem like the exact opposite of balance, but sticking to a monochromatic scheme can actually make for a minimalist look.
—Jessica Dailey, House Beautiful, 3 Apr. 2020
The whole thing is then enrobed in a bittersweet chocolate coating that has a nice candy-bar-like snap to it.
—Alex Pastron, Bon Appétit, 4 Feb. 2020
For a small living space or entryway, check out West Elm’s slim pop-up cone tree, which is enrobed in silver tinsel and trimmed with multicolored metallic dots.
—Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2019
Town & Country, 11 June 2023
The individual scale insects are enrobed in fungal chambers which shield them from predators and the elements, though some are parasitized so the fungus can obtain nutrients.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2023
And the momos, like all the best dumplings, were pure comfort in a bite, the thick, chewy dough enrobing a pocket of savory, spicy ground lamb.
—Mara Severin | Eating Out, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Mar. 2023
For years the Warner Bros. film studio was run by Alan Horn, known a deft glad-hander of agents, actors, directors and the sensitive skin that can enrobe them.
—Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2020
That is key to his plan, announced in January, to enrobe the planet with 4,000 communications satellites — more than triple the number of satellites now in orbit — starting around 2020.
—W Wayt Gibbs, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2015
The idea of enrobing an entire room in one color may seem like the exact opposite of balance, but sticking to a monochromatic scheme can actually make for a minimalist look.
—Jessica Dailey, House Beautiful, 3 Apr. 2020
The whole thing is then enrobed in a bittersweet chocolate coating that has a nice candy-bar-like snap to it.
—Alex Pastron, Bon Appétit, 4 Feb. 2020
For a small living space or entryway, check out West Elm’s slim pop-up cone tree, which is enrobed in silver tinsel and trimmed with multicolored metallic dots.
—Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2019
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