robe de chambre
Example Sentences
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By way of robe de chambre, he wore a long flannel jacket, patched in several places, and on his head was a sort of cap which had lost its visor.
From San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams by Kock, Charles Paul de
She was in a robe de chambre, and the rest of her toilet could wait till curiosity was satisfied.
From The Princess Virginia by Guipon, Leon
They entered the room where the lackeys were in readiness to undress the King and to give him his much-preferred robe de chambre.
From Count Br?hl by Kraszewski, Jo?zef Ignacy
But next to dressing for a rout or ball, Undressing is a woe; our robe de chambre May sit like that of Nessus, and recall Thoughts quite as yellow, but less clear than amber.
From Don Juan by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron
Then Giddy appears in a white robe de chambre, her dark hair falling in waves about her shoulders.
From When the Birds Begin to Sing by Piffard, Harold
