velvet robe

Plush formal garment

A velvet robe is a loose garment made from velvet, the soft fabric with a dense pile.

Velvet robes suggest luxury and ceremony—worn by royalty, judges, or academics in formal contexts: The king appeared in his velvet robe.

The term also applies to plush loungewear: She padded around the house in a velvet robe.

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crimson · throne · throne room · coronation · state occasion · draping · soft · rich · burgundy · ceremonial · ermine · cloak · king · queen · flowing · elegant · opulent · fabric

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Opposites
fabric texture

velvet robeburlap sack

Coarse woven jute container

hairshirt · sackcloth · hair shirt

formality and luxury

velvet roberags

Torn cloth pieces

potato sack · workwear · coveralls · housedress · sweatpants

status and occasion

velvet robeprison uniform

Mandatory inmate clothing

hand-me-downs · thrift store finds · cast-offs

Family

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Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G