negligée

UK/ˈnɛɡlɪʒeɪ/

A form of négligée — Carelessly or unceremoniously dressed.

Meanings

nounnegligée (plural negligées)

plural negligées

  1. alternativeAlternative form of négligée.

    '[H]er luggage contained only a chiffon negligée so elaborate as to be more a tea gown than a dressing-gown.'

    1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 9, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 269
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