rob : Idioms & Phrases
heart-robbing
Heart"-rob`bing adjective
Definitions
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Depriving of thought; ecstatic. "Heart-robbing gladness." Spenser. -
Stealing the heart or affections; winning.
Webster 1913
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.
Webster 1913
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.
Webster 1913
rob roy
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noun Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a 1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734)
MacGregor; Robert MacGregor.
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noun a manhattan cocktail made with Scotch whiskey