Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A robe worn in riding; a riding-habit.
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Examples
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A riding-robe and surcoat of satin were upon him, low-cut shoes of soft leather were on his feet, and in his girdle was a golden-hilted sword.
King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls Henry Gilbert
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'And do thou,' he said to his wife, 'rise and apparel thyself, and cause thy horse to be prepared, and do thou wear the oldest riding-robe thou hast.
King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls Henry Gilbert
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She was not habited now, as on the day when he first beheld her, in her riding-robe of green, but in a simple house-gown chosen for the ease and freedom it allowed to a great lady who had suddenly found that she had much to do.
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She wore a scarlet riding-robe, with a hood which was lined with white taffeta.
Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney Emma Marshall 1864
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a serving man, attired in a smart riding-robe of crimson with gold buttons and a hood of the same material to protect her head from the sun and the keen east wind which had set in during the last few days.
Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney Emma Marshall 1864
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