enrobe

Everyday

1. (formal) To enrobe someone is to dress them in a robe or special clothes. tree →
2. (cooking) To enrobe food is to coat it all over, especially in chocolate. tree →

In the lessons

Rare. Seen on sweet packets («enrobed in milk chocolate») and in old or ceremonial writing (a judge or bishop enrobed). Phrases: enrobed in chocolate.

Examples

• The biscuits are enrobed in milk chocolate. tree →
• The factory machine enrobes each sweet in chocolate. tree →
• The new judge was enrobed in red. tree →
• The king was enrobed for the ceremony. tree →
• The packet said «wafers enrobed in caramel». tree →
• The choir was enrobed in white gowns. tree →

Note

A fancy word; plain words are «coated» or «dressed». Mainly used by food companies to sound posh. Not «unrobe» (which is the opposite: disrobe).