night robe

American

noun

nightgown.

night robe British

noun

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

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night robe

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

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

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

The girl, a drooping figure in her night robe, stood listlessly on the threshold.

From Barbarians by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

As night falls it becomes evident that this soft aggravation of her beauty is but a night robe hung on high.

From The Conqueror by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

He takes me to call upon a gentleman in a night robe!

From 54-40 or Fight by Emerson Hough

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