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peignoir

[peyn-wahr, pen-, peyn-wahr, pen-] / peɪnˈwɑr, pɛn-, ˈpeɪn wɑr, ˈpɛn- /




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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

To get the right effect, Shelby brought four outfits, plus two lounging ensembles featuring a robe and peignoir.

From Washington Post Aug. 15, 2019

Another, dressed in an ice-blue peignoir, petted a stuffed lap dog with one hand and preened with the other.

From New York Times Jan. 24, 2018

She spends about a fortnight on each picture, working at odd hours in a spare bedroom, her bracelets jangling and her lace peignoir smeared with paint.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was so pleasant too, to dine in a comfortable peignoir.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin




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