negligee

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"She says she feels as well as ever," said Janice, opening her eyes a trifle as she noted Burnett's pink silk negligée, "and wishes to know when you want to start."

From The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary by Warner, Anne

She had seen men slouching around in old straw hats-and shoddy gray trousers and negligée shirts with the tie askew, and the clothes had spelled poverty or shiftlessness.

From Starr, of the Desert by Bower, B. M.

A new hat, or frock, or collar, or negligée.

From Half Portions by Ferber, Edna

With one accord they rushed in the direction of the sound and discovered him in extreme negligée, to his even more extreme embarrassment.

From Edgar Saltus: The Man by Saltus, Marie

The selection of the rainbow furnishings of his house and of his own dressing-gowns, which made Joseph's coat mere negligée, was not altogether his own, but showed the unmistakable guiding hand of a woman.

From The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 by Hughes, Rupert