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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

dressing gowns

plural

Etymology

Origin of dressing gown

First recorded in 1770–80

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dressing gown

Oleksandrivna, 77, arrived wearing a purple dressing gown, walking with a crutch.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Some of the items on the programme that Amanda noticed included her dressing gown, a world flags book and even her sofa.

From BBC ● Feb. 22, 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

She got up and put on a dressing gown and brought a hand mirror back to the bed.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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