dressing gown
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of dressing gown
First recorded in 1770–80
Example Sentences
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She is then taken away in her dressing gown.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
The pictures show a pallid, hollow-eyed man, resembling Poe, who’s sitting by the fire in his dressing gown when there comes a gentle “rapping, rapping” at the door.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
Jurors heard Ms Thomas was found unresponsive wearing a dressing gown on the floor of a bedroom on the top floor.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2025
The woman, who lives across the street, rushed over in her dressing gown and banged on the door to get Tricia's attention.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2024
He had apparently taken the trouble of transporting a dressing gown to Hyper Base with him, for he was sitting in it.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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