negligee
Americannoun
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a dressing gown or robe, usually of sheer fabric and having soft, flowing lines, worn by women.
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easy, informal attire.
noun
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a woman's light dressing gown, esp one that is lace-trimmed
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a thin and revealing woman's nightdress
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any informal attire
Etymology
Origin of negligee
1745–55, < French négligé carelessness, undress, literally, neglected, past participle of négliger < Latin negligere, variant of neglegere to neglect
Example Sentences
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She spread her pretty wedding silver on the dressing-table, she hung her negligée with her hat and coat in the closet.
From New Faces by Neagle, Charles F.
With one accord they rushed in the direction of the sound and discovered him in extreme negligée, to his even more extreme embarrassment.
From Edgar Saltus: The Man by Saltus, Marie
His choice of clothes is truly weird; His jacket, short, and negligée, Is slit behind, as tho' he feared A tail might sprout some day.
From Familiar Faces by Graham, Harry
The next morning, when Ida was arrayed in a silk negligée, and the baby was washed and dressed, Maria was bidden to enter the room which had been her mother's.
From By the Light of the Soul A Novel by Brett, Harold M.
She banked two hundred dollars of commissions, and bought a Japanese-blue silk negligée, a wrist-watch, and the gown of black satin and net recommended by Miss Joline.
From The Job An American Novel by Lewis, Sinclair
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