peignoir
Example Sentences
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Her copious endnotes made me want to put on a peignoir, strike my forehead dramatically and fall in a dead faint on a chaise longue — all gestures probably owed to Elinor Glyn.
From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2022
She comes with four changes of clothes: a Kelly green ball gown, a teal suit with a calotte hat, a sweater and matching kick pleat skirt and a nightgown with a peignoir.
From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2020
To get the right effect, Shelby brought four outfits, plus two lounging ensembles featuring a robe and peignoir.
From Washington Post • Aug. 15, 2019
There was the radiant new mother sitting in bed in a prim peignoir, surrounded by her beaming kin.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was so pleasant too, to dine in a comfortable peignoir.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
