dressing gown

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noun

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

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dresser set, dressing, dressing case, dressing forceps, dressing glass, dressing gown, dressing room, dressing sack, dressing station, dressing table, dressing-down

Origin of dressing gown

First recorded in 1770–80

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Examples from the Web for dressing gown

Arrived at this point, he tried to draw the skirts of his dressing-gown over a pair of angular knees encased in threadbare felt.
Cousin Pons|Honore de Balzac
He flung on his dressing-gown, and ran out in the direction of the squire's room.
Robert Elsmere|Mrs. Humphry Ward
And when Mr. Losely, as usual, exchanges his coat for the dressing-gown, contrive to take out that pocket-book unobserved by him.
What Will He Do With It, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
He walked carefully across the room, took off his dressing-gown, and hung it over a chair.
The Duchess of Wrexe|Hugh Walpole

The fire had been carefully made up and his slippers and dressing-gown put to warm.
The Phantom Lover|Ruby M. Ayres

British Dictionary definitions for dressing gown

dressing gown

noun

a full robe worn before dressing or for lounging

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dressing gown

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dressing gown

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