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bedgown

bedgown

9.9
A loose, comfortable garment women wore at home in the past
  • noun
  • /ˈbɛdˌɡaʊn/
  • Archaic
translation icon : ropa de casa
  • In the old photographs, the women often donned elegant bedgowns as they relaxed at home.

Examples

  • At night, Sasha wore a flannel bedgown, and often books lay in the bed between us.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • She slipped into her soft, cotton bedgown before sitting down with a cup of tea.

  • "Get dressed," one of the men commanded, all three of them running appreciative eyes over Mevita in her bedgown.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • He heaved a sigh, looking at me, decidedly unglamorous in my woolen bedgown.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • During the cold winter nights, Grandma would always wear her cozy bedgown while reading by the fire.

Synonyms

nightgown
vsbedgown
60 1.0

A loose dress that women and girls wear to sleep

is a general at-home garment not chiefly for sleep
gown
vsbedgown
28 1.0

A loose dress worn in bed to sleep

is a comfortable at-home garment often worn outside strict sleep times
nightie
vsbedgown
  • Informal
13 3.3

A loose, comfortable dress women wear for sleeping

is broader, serving general home comfort beyond just sleep
dressing gown
vsbedgown
  • UK
8 2.8

A long loose robe you wear over night clothes before getting dressed or while relaxing at home

is a full at-home garment rather than an over-layer for nightwear
shift
vsbedgown
  • Archaic
5 6.0

A simple loose dress worn by women

is an outer home garment rather than a basic undergarment
nightdress
vsbedgown
  • UK
4 2.0

A loose dress that women and girls wear in bed

is worn more generally around the house rather than only in bed
housedress
vsbedgown
  • Archaic
2 3.0

A simple comfortable dress women wear at home for chores

is a loose comfortable garment often worn at home in earlier times
morning dress
vsbedgown
  • Archaic
7.1

A simple dress a woman wears at home for morning housework

is a more general at-home garment rather than work-specific attire
lounging robe
vsbedgown
4.1

A comfortable robe you wear at home to relax or after a shower

is an everyday home garment rather than a robe-like outer piece
night-robe
vsbedgown
  • Archaic
6.1

A loose dress that women wear in bed

is a home garment used for daily wear rather than sleep only

Antonyms

1.0

A matching jacket and trousers worn for business or formal occasions

3 3.6

Clothes for special events in the evening, like suits or long dresses

How Comfortable

dressing gown
  • UK
8 2.8
bedgown
  • Archaic
9.9
nightgown
60 1.0
nightshirt
6 2.4
robe
284 1.3

Surface Forms

bedgown singular
bedgowns plural

Morphology

bedgown = bed + gown (transparent) = bed + gown

The meaning is directly derived from 'bed' + 'gown' indicating a gown worn for bed or at home, so learners can infer it from the components.

Etymology

The word bedgown is made from two simple English words, bed and gown. It was a loose, comfortable 'gown' women wore at home or in bed, so the name tells you exactly what it was.