brown robe

Friar's earth-toned wrap

A brown robe is a long, loose garment in brown fabric, typically associated with certain religious orders—particularly Franciscan friars, who wear brown as a sign of humility and poverty.

The term sometimes appears in fantasy contexts for monks, druids, or mysterious figures: A brown-robed figure emerged from the shadows.

Related
  • monkCloistered religious devotee
  • holy ordersSacrament conferring clergy status
  • habitSettled regular tendency
  • friarMendicant order member
  • cowlHooded monastic garment

hooded · hooded figure · cloak · monastery · cassock · burlap · humble · earth · coarse · belt · rope belt · cord · sandals · prayer · hermit · wool · garment · sackcloth

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Opposites
color/vibrancy

brown robewhite robe

Pale full-length garment

cloth of gold · purple robe · red robe · saffron robe · black robe

religious/social status

brown roberoyal regalia

Monarch's official ceremonial objects

asceticism vs. opulence

brown robevelvet robes

Garments of soft pile fabric

royal purple

Family

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Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G