Meaning of long robe | Babel Free
Examples
“[H]e contracted intimacies in some families of good fashion, especially those of the long robe, which would have⟳ enabled him to pass⟳ his time very agreeably, had he been a little easier in point⟳ of fortune […].”
“I once saw⟳ two brothers of the long robe involuntarily stop⟳ and heartily enjoy⟳ the dialogue of that merry little fellow with Jack Ketch, who was about to hang⟳ Punch for the murder⟳ of his wife and his innocent babe.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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