silk robes

Smooth flowing attire

Silk robes are loose garments made from silk fabric, worn for comfort at home or as ceremonial dress.

The term evokes luxury and leisure—lounging in a silk robe suggests wealth or indulgence.

In formal contexts, silk robes appear as judicial or academic regalia, graduation gowns, or traditional East Asian garments like kimonos: She wrapped herself in a silk robe after her bath.

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Opposites
material luxury

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Torn cloth pieces

sackcloth · hospital gowns · burlap sack · burlap sacks · potato sack

texture and feel

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Garment worn for penance

burlap · sackcloth · canvas · hemp cloth · tweed

formality and occasion

silk robesgym clothes

Garments for exercise

flannel pajamas · loungewear · coveralls · housecoat · housedress

Family

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