night robe

noun

1. nightgown.

night robe

noun

1. a loose dress worn in bed by women Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)nightdress

Other Words From

• night-robed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of night robe¹

First recorded in 1545–55

Example Sentences

Sam asked, as a tall figure in a very short night-robe was for a moment visible.

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It was not a night-robe she wore, but an elaborate, trailing dress upon which embroideries in silver shone faintly.

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A silence followed, and continued, until the boy had been invested with a dry night-robe and covered in bed.

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She shrugged; her night-robe slipped and she drew it over her shoulder with a quick movement.

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Then hastily throwing a night-robe over her shoulders, she opened the door for her friend, who tenderly embraced her.

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