Synonyms

dressing gown

American

noun

a tailored robe worn for lounging or for grooming, applying makeup, etc.

dressing gown British

noun

a full robe worn before dressing or for lounging

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Etymology

Origin of dressing gown

First recorded in 1770–80

Example Sentences

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Venue staff told them it was their first dressing gown wedding.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

She is then taken away in her dressing gown.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

The pictures show a pallid, hollow-eyed man, resembling Poe, who’s sitting by the fire in his dressing gown when there comes a gentle “rapping, rapping” at the door.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Annie did an interview on her "charity work" with the Aberdeen Evening News, turning up at a hotel in Portree in a striking crimson dressing gown and fingers adorned with jewelled rings.

From BBC • May 22, 2025

In fact, she reminded Jack of nothing less than a queen, even in what looked to be a simple dressing gown.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

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