unrobed

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Scandalized moralists cried: "Who were these unwigged, unrobed, tradition-mocking judges?"

From Time Magazine Archive

He gave his assent in form to several laws, unrobed, took his seat on a chair of state which had been placed for him, and listened with much interest to the debate.

From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

After this the Royal LL.D. went out, unrobed, to unveil the statue of Edmund Burke.

From Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888 by VII, Edward

The sons I saw Of Verli and of Vecchio, well content With unrobed jerkin, and their good dames handling The spindle and the flax....

From The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), by Ruskin, John

The court or hall in which the friends unrobed served the purpose of a drying-chamber as well as a dressing-room.

From The Pirate City An Algerine Tale by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)