From Dictionary.com
robe
1. A long loose flowing outer garment, especially:
- An official garment worn on formal occasions to show office or rank, as by a judge or high church official.
- An academic gown.
- A dressing gown or bathrobe.
2. robes Clothes; apparel.
3. A blanket or covering made of material, such as fur or cloth: a lap robe.
rope
1. A flexible heavy cord of tightly intertwined hemp or other fiber.
2. A string of items attached in one line by or as if by twisting or braiding: a rope of onions.
3. A sticky glutinous formation of stringy matter in a liquid.
4.
- A cord with a noose at one end for hanging a person.
- Execution or death by hanging: to die by the rope.
5. A lasso or lariat.
6. ropes Sports. Several cords strung between poles to enclose a boxing or wrestling ring.
7. ropes Informal. Specialized procedures or details: learn the ropes; know the ropes.