baignoire

Example Sentences

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At the end of the act Newman observed that Valentin was still in the baignoire.

From The American by James, Henry

That time my search was short: I saw her, alone, in a baignoire, leaning back a little.

From Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 by Kock, Charles Paul de

When they reached the theatre, Call� looked at the ticket and said: "It's a baignoire."

From San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams by Kock, Charles Paul de

I had drawn up the golden grille, by which the occupants of a baignoire may screen themselves from the curiosity of the parterre.

From Sacred and Profane Love by Bennett, Arnold

At the theatre her vivacity sank into a breathless hush, and she sat intent in her corner of their baignoire, with the gaze of a neophyte about to be initiated into the sacred mysteries.

From The Reef by Wharton, Edith