nightgown
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The babydoll itself debuted in the 1940s as a nightgown whose abbreviated length was the result of war-rationed fabric.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
She jumped out of bed in her nightgown, chased after her 10-year-old border collie, Henry Valentine, and ran to her car in a pair of sandals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2024
My aunts had changed her into a pink nightgown, placed a scarf around her head, and folded her arms across her chest, a rosary and crucifix clasped in her hands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
He then asked her about her arrest, which he said she had claimed saw her being led away from her home in a nightgown.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2023
I shake my head in answer, clutching at my nightgown, a spoon held over the porridge.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
When I was a kid, I also had a few nightgowns.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2024
The dresses of "Bridgerton" look like comfy nightgowns compared to the frothy, highly-structured clothes of "The Gilded Age," where many female characters resemble wedding cakes.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2022
“Why is there a hospital gown in there when I know she’s supposed to have eight nightgowns? Why did everything reek of urine?”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2021
By the time they purchased the house, Loretta Caponi was becoming a renowned purveyor of fine hand-embroidered nightgowns and linens, beloved by generations of aristocratic European and Middle Eastern families.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2021
I thought it was funny as I looked around and noticed we were all wearing our nightgowns and pajamas to greet the messengers from the President of the United States.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
