dressing-gown

A form of dressing gown — An item of clothing often made from cotton or another absorbent material, in the form of a long open robe with a belt to tie it around the middle and fasten it securely; often worn over pyjamas.

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Meanings

noundressing-gown (plural dressing-gowns)

plural dressing-gowns

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of dressing gown.

    Ensconced, each in a large fauteuil, wrapped in loose, white dressing-gowns, the hair only gathered with a single riband, sat the two friends.

    1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “A Late Breakfast”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 72
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    He slept so long, he looked so deathlike, that Martin made up his mind as he came from time to time in his dressing-gown to look at him, that he would be spared that interview.

    1842, [Katherine] Thomson, chapter XVIII, in Widows and Widowers. A Romance of Real Life., volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 311

    Thus secured against surprise, he took off his cravat; put on his dressing-gown and slippers, and his night-cap; and sat down before the fire to take his gruel.

    1843 December 19, Charles Dickens, “Stave I. Marley’s Ghost.”, in A Christmas Carol. […], London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC, pages 22–23
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