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robe volante

robe volante noun: a type of flowy, hanging, voluminous dress worn in the 18th century.

Noun

robe volante

  1. A type of flowy, hanging, voluminous dress worn in the 18th century.

Origin of robe volante

Borrowed from French robe volante

Questions about robe volante

What does robe volante mean?
Robe volante means a type of flowy, hanging, voluminous dress worn in the 18th century.
What part of speech is robe volante?
Robe volante is a noun.

Words near robe volante in the dictionary

  1. robe de chambre
  2. robe de gaulle
  3. robe de style
  4. robe decollete
  5. robe montante
  6. robe volante
  7. robe à la française
  8. robe à la polonaise
  9. Robeck
  10. Robecks
  11. robeclad

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