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Definition of Academic robe

1. Noun. A gown worn by academics or judges.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Academic Robe

Literary usage of Academic robe

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the Wars of the French Revolution ...: Comprehending the Civil by Edward Baines (1855)
"The prince-regent, having assumed his academic robe, came forth from his rooms in Christ church ... and wearing loosely over them the scarlet academic robe. ..."

2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1814)
"The Prince having assumed ‘ his The whole presented i scene scarcely ever academic robe, and his black velvet cap equalled, owing to the beauty of the ..."

3. History of the Wars of the French Revolution, from the Breaking Out of the by Edward Baines (1818)
"The prince regent, having assumed his academic robe, came forth from his rooms in Christ Church, followed by the allied sovereigns, with the princes and ..."

4. The Edinburgh Annual Register by Sir Walter Scott, Walter Scott (1816)
"The prince having assumed his academic robe, and velvet cap adorned with gold tassel, came forth, followed by the emperor and his sister, the Duke of York, ..."

5. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1914)
"academic robe After careful consideration of the matter and in view of the fact that important convocations at which new Fellowships will be conferred will ..."

6. Sonnenschein's Cyclopaedia of Education: A Handbook of Reference on All edited by Alfred Ewen Fletcher (1892)
"After all the numerous changes, however, in the form, material, colour, or detail of ornament, of the gown as an academic robe, it remains that the hood is ..."

7. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"The statues show Franklin in familiar colonial garb and Professor Henry in academic robe. The statues and the relief are most successful. ..."

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