Tobe
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /təʊb/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tobe is a noun meaning A cotton garment worn in parts of northern Africa.
Meaning
A cotton garment worn in parts of northern Africa.
Example Sentences
She loved travelling to Egypt, and how she didn’t have to wear a tobe in Cairo.
It consists, for men and women alike, of a ‘tobe,’ or straight piece of cotton cloth (printed, or white with a crimson border), two breadths wide, and some twelve feet long, draped in graceful folds about the body, and fastened on the left shoulder.
Word Forms
- tobes
Related Words
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