Etymology

peignoir

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Today it means: A long outer garment for women, usually sheer and made of chiffon and often sold with matching nightgown, negligee or underwear. Full definition →

French peignoir
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The story

  1. Frenchpeigner
  2. Frenchpeignoir
  3. English todaypeignoir

Borrowed from French peignoir.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.