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
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
The old image of a star actress," says Larry Mark, vice president of production at Paramount Pictures, "was of a beautiful woman lounging in her peignoir, popping bonbons while she painted her toenails.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was so pleasant too, to dine in a comfortable peignoir.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
