peignoir
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9.9
- noun
- /peɪnˈwɑːr/
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peignoir
- After a long day, she loved to unwind at home in her cozy peignoir over her nightgown.
- a pink peignoir
Examples
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-You're wearing my peignoir!
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Both were thin and blond, both smoked incessantly, both hung around their homes in those kinds of glamorous robes or peignoirs that you usually saw only in the movies, and both were extravagant with words.
Fiction book (1994) -
Try on my black peignoir.
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-And she's wearing my peignoir!
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Bustiers, peignoirs, none of it in my size.
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I don't care what she's doing, but not in my peignoir.
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There she was, wearing a lacy pink peignoir and her old gardening shoes, scrubbing the green tile tub.
Fiction book (1991) -
She had on a pink peignoir and nightgown, her hair puffed in a satin cap, and she was hiding something behind her back.
Fiction book (1995) -
Behind the other set of doors was a collection of nightgowns, peignoirs, teddies, and other extremely provocative bedroom apparel.
Fiction book (1995) -
She was wearing an elegant peignoir made of delicate lace as she prepared for the evening.
Synonyms
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1.0
A loose dress that women and girls wear to sleep
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1.0
A loose dress worn in bed to sleep
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3.3
A loose, comfortable dress women wear for sleeping
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7.4
A light, loose robe women wear at night or at home
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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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4.8
A loose piece of clothing like a robe to wear for warmth or modesty
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3.9
A loose comfortable robe often worn by women at home after a bath or to relax
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2.0
A loose dress that women and girls wear in bed
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9.5
A loose, light dressing gown a woman wears at home, often made of silk
A long loose piece of clothing worn over night clothes at home
A loose dress that women wear in bed
How Loose
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word peignoir comes from the French word peigner, which means 'to comb'. It was originally a loose gown women wore while combing their hair, so a peignoir today is a light dressing gown worn over nightwear.