peignoir

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noun

A long outer garment for women, usually sheer and made of chiffon and often sold with matching nightgown, negligee or underwear.

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negligeenegligewrapperhousecoat
OriginFrench peignoir →
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Meanings

nounpeignoir (plural peignoirs)

plural peignoirs

  1. A long outer garment for women, usually sheer and made of chiffon and often sold with matching nightgown, negligee or underwear.
  2. A cape worn to protect the clothes while having one's hair cut.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna loose dressing gown for women

Similar
negligeenegligewrapperhousecoat
Broader
women's clothing
Also see
housecoatwrapper

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchpeigner
  2. Frenchpeignoir
  3. Englishpeignoir

Borrowed from French peignoir.

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Translations

Arabic بَنْوَار
  • بَنْوَار (banwār)a long outer garment for women
Bulgarian пеньоа́р
  • пеньоа́р (penjoár)a long outer garment for women
Dutch peignoir
  • peignoira long outer garment for women
Finnish aamutakki
  • aamutakkia long outer garment for women
French peignoir
  • peignoira long outer garment for women
German Peignoir
  • Peignoira long outer garment for women
Greek πενιουάρ, πενουάρ
  • πενιουάρ (peniouár)a long outer garment for women
  • πενουάρ (penouár)a long outer garment for women
Hungarian háziköntös
  • háziköntösa long outer garment for women
Japanese ペニョワール
  • ペニョワール (penyowāru)a long outer garment for women
Korean 페뉴아르
  • 페뉴아르 (penyuareu)a long outer garment for women
Polish peniuar
  • peniuara long outer garment for women
Russian пеньюа́р
  • пеньюа́р (penʹjuár)a long outer garment for women
Swedish peignoir
  • peignoira long outer garment for women
Ukrainian пеньюа́р
  • пеньюа́р (penʹjuár)a long outer garment for women

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Prigione
Cite this entry
APA

peignoir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peignoir

MLA

“peignoir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peignoir. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peignoir,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peignoir.

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