dressing gown

American  

noun

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

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dressing gown British  

noun

1. 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

She was in her dressing gown, her fair hair loose around her shoulders.

From Literature

The couple both come from farming backgrounds, she says, where they were taught: "If you're cold, you put a jumper on. If you're really cold, put a dressing gown on."

From BBC

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

"They were coming out in their bits and pieces and their dressing gowns and slippers."

From BBC

The Metropolitan Police launched an investigation after Mr Brown's body was discovered under a dressing gown in the living room of the home they shared.

From BBC