According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
ROBING
Verb
robing
present participle of robe
Noun
robing (countable and uncountable, plural robings)
The act of putting on ceremonial clothing.
(historical, usually plural) The trimmings around the neck and bodice of a gown.
Anagrams
• Boring, boring, orbing
Source: Wiktionary
Rob"ing, n.
Definition: The act of putting on a robe. Robing room, a room where official robes are put on, as by judges, etc.
ROBE
Robe, n. Etym: [F., fr. LL. rauba a gown, dress, garment; originally, booty, plunder. See Rob, v. t., and cf. Rubbish.]
1. An outer garment; a dress of a rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; hence, a dress of state, rank, office, or the like. Through tattered clothes small vices do appear; Robes and furred gowns hide all. Shak.
2. A skin of an animal, especially, a skin of the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap. [U.S.] Master of the robes, an officer of the English royal household (when the sovereign is a king) whose duty is supposed to consist in caring for the royal robes.
– Mistress of the robes, a lady who enjoys the highest rank of the ladies in the service of the English sovereign (when a queen), and is supposed to have the care her robes.
Robe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Robed; p. pr. & vb. n. Robing.]
Definition: To invest with a robe or robes; to dress; to array; as, fields robed with green. The sage Chaldeans robed in white appeared. Pope. Such was his power over the expression of his countenance, that he could in an instant shake off the sternness of winter, and robe it in the brightest smiles of spring. Wirt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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