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
First, because the prospective employee came ten minutes early for the interview and Michael-Mary, who adhered to her schedule to the minute, was forced to answer the door in a print peignoir.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
