- dressing gown
- noun Date: 1777 a robe worn especially while dressing or resting
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dressing gown
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Dressing gown — Dressing Dress ing, n. 1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to cover a sore or wound. Wiseman. [1913 Webster] 3. Manure or compost over land … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dressing gown — dressing gowns also dressing gown N COUNT A dressing gown is a long, loose garment which you wear over your night clothes when you are not in bed … English dictionary
dressing gown — n. a loose robe for wear when one is not fully clothed, as before dressing or when lounging … English World dictionary
dressing gown — n BrE AmE formal a piece of clothing like a long loose coat that you wear inside the house, usually over night clothes = ↑bathrobe, robe ↑robe … Dictionary of contemporary English
dressing gown — dressing ,gown noun count FORMAL a ROBE that you wear in your house … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dressing gown — ► NOUN ▪ a long loose robe worn after getting out of bed or bathing … English terms dictionary
Dressing-Gown — Dres|sing|gown, (auch:) Dres|sing Gown [ drɛsɪŋgaʊn], der, auch: das; s, s [engl. dressing gown, aus: dressing = das Ankleiden u. gown = Kleid]: [Herren]morgenmantel mit Schalkragen u. geschlungenem Gürtel: der D. aus reinseidenem Foulard… … Universal-Lexikon
dressing gown — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms dressing gown : singular dressing gown plural dressing gowns a piece of clothing like a long loose coat that you wear in your house … English dictionary
dressing gown — noun Dressing gown is used before these nouns: ↑cord … Collocations dictionary
dressing-gown — see dressing gown … English dictionary
dressing-gown — /ˈdrɛsɪŋ gaʊn / (say dresing gown) noun a loose gown or robe generally worn over night attire …
