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peignoir definition

peign·oir (pān wär′, pen-; pān′wär′, pen′-)

noun

a woman's full, loose dressing gown like a negligee

Etymology: Fr < peigner, to comb < L pectinare < pecten, comb: see pecten

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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