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

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dressing sack

"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

Though it was late in the morning she was still in bed, sitting up in a dressing sack, and turning the pages of a weekly publication that dealt in news of local high life.

From Stories from Everybody's Magazine by Various

I wish you could see how beautiful she looked as she lay on the bed in her pretty white cap and blue dressing sack.

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume V by Harper, Ida Husted

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

He carried a spear and a shield, and over his shoulders he wore a loose dressing sack that hung down nearly to his armpits.

From In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country by McCutcheon, John T.