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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

peignoir Synonyms

peignoir

n.

gown, dressing gown, negligee; see clothes, nightgown, robe.

peignoir Quotes

Complacencies of the peignoir, and late Coffee and oranges in a sunny chair, And the green freedom of a cockatoo Upon a rug mingle to dissipate The holy hush of ancient sacrifice.

—Stevens,Wallace

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