dressing sacque
- noun
- /ˈdrɛsɪŋ sæk/
- Archaic
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saco de vestir
- She slipped a dressing sacque over her nightgown before going downstairs for breakfast.
Examples
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The soft cotton dressing sacque kept her warm as she prepared for the day.
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In Victorian times, a dressing sacque was a common item in many women's wardrobes.
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She wore a beautiful dressing sacque while getting ready.
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My mother has several dressing sacques in her wardrobe.
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She slipped a dressing sacque over her nightgown before going downstairs for breakfast.
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In Victorian times, a dressing sacque was a common item in many women's wardrobes.
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The soft cotton dressing sacque kept her warm as she prepared for the day.
Synonyms
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1.0
A short coat that reaches the waist or hips and fastens at the front
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2.8
A long loose robe you wear over night clothes before getting dressed or while relaxing at home
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A loose, hip-length jacket for women worn in the 18th century
A loose informal jacket women wear at home while dressing
A loose hip-length jacket for women worn over dresses in the 1700s and 1800s
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Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently built from 'dressing' (relating to getting dressed) modifying 'sacque' (a type of jacket), so it denotes a jacket worn while dressing. This straightforward modifier+noun composition follows common English compounding patterns and would be readily understood by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Dressing sacque comes from the words dressing and sacque, where sacque was a word for a 'bag'. It was a loose, bag-like jacket women slipped on while 'getting dressed' to stay warm, so the name explains the 'loose-fitting jacket worn while dressing' meaning.