dressing sack

American  

noun

1. a woman's dressing gown.

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Etymology

Origin of dressing sack

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

"But what does it all mean?" asked Mrs. Nelson, who had waited to put on something smarter than a dressing sack before venturing out into the hall.

From The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View Or, The Box That Was Found in the Sand by Hope, Laura Lee

Her fingers kept picking at the edge of the loose dressing sack she had put on, and now and then her thin lips trembled; but that was all.

From Where the Trail Divides by Lillibridge, Will

Charlotte, wait just a moment; are you perfectly sure that mother's dressing sack and knit slippers are in the case?

From The Second Violin by Richmond, Grace S. (Grace Smith)

She lay, high-pillowed, as stiff and well arranged as a Knight Templar on a tombstone, arrayed for the occasion in a most decorative little dressing sack and ribbony night-cap.

From The Crux by Gilman, Charlotte Perkins

On this particular afternoon, although it already was after five o'clock, Mrs. Vance still wore a short dressing sack, open at the throat, and heavy with somewhat soiled lace.

From Vera, the Medium by Davis, Richard Harding