night robe

American  

noun

1. nightgown.

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night robe British  

noun

1. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): nightdress.  a loose dress worn in bed by women

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Other Word Forms

• night-robed
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of night robe

First recorded in 1545–55

Example Sentences

My nurse takes my left arm, bunching the wide sleeves of my night robe, and ties a red string around my bicep.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

A figure in a long night robe appeared at the doorway.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

Then, clad only in his night robe and his little slippers, he ran down the steps, crying: "Don't be impatient, Roland; here I am."

From The Companions of Jehu by Dumas père, Alexandre

But there in the doorway he stood, his long night robe reaching nearly to the floor and his thin black hair standing almost on end.

From The Broncho Rider Boys with Funston at Vera Cruz Or, Upholding the Honor of the Stars and Stripes by Fowler, Frank

After a moment Iseult, in a white night robe, comes down the stairs with Brangaene.

From The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature by Various