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- noun   Plural form of robe .
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								Then there are evening robes in Swiss muslin, robes in linen for the garden and croquet-playing, dresses for horse-races and for yacht-races, _robes de nuit_ and _robes de chambre_, dresses for breakfast and for dinner, dresses for receptions and for parties, dresses for watering-places, and dresses for all possible occasions. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City James Dabney McCabe 1862 
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								So 9 men/women in robes trump the Constituion, the Treason Clause and recognizing Acts of War? 
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								None of those Old Men in robes will ever bear a child, nor be called upon against their will to have a fetus on life support from their very body for 9 full months. 
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								That poly blend of their hoods and robes is probably made in China along with the fabric that makes up their Confederate flags. Think Progress » KKK has ‘reversed declining membership’ in recent years. 2010 
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								Nor did his surprise lessen when Leclère threw back the robes from the sled, gathered Bâtard into his arms, and staggered across the threshold. BÂTARD 2010 
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								Rob Mac: I like the judges in robes walking about for the absurdity of it. 
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								Some claim with certainty that Anjuur prefers to take mortal form as a woman clad head to toe in robes, her face concealed by veils. 
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								Now, the 9 people in robes may get what the law is wrong. 
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								With his bald head and long nose he resembled a pale vulture, wrapped in robes of blood-crimson and violet. Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » The Five Page Challenge! 2009 
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								I was referring to your “challenged guy in robes” as a response to “fear of the Future”. Protesting HCR 362 at Nancy Pelosi’s House « Antiwar.com Blog 2008 
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