dressing gown

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dressing gown

  • /ˈdɹɛsɪŋ ɡaʊn/

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From dressing + gown.

noun dressing gowns · dressing-gown

  1. Ireland, UK An item of clothing often made from cotton or another absorbent material, in the form of a long open robe with a belt to tie it around the middle and fasten it securely; often worn over pyjamas. After about ten minutes he got up, and, throwing on an elaborate dressing-gown of silk-embroidered cashmere wool, passed into the onyx-paved bathroom.

    Similar: bathrobe, robe de chambre

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noun item of clothing

Españolbatín, bata
한국어가운 gaun, 실내복 sillaebok
日本語ガウン gaun, 部屋着 heyagi, バスローブ basurōbu
中文晨衣 chényī
Portuguêsroupão, robe
Françaisrobe de chambre, peignoir
DeutschBademantel
Italianovestaglia
Ελληνικάρόμπα rómpa
Românăhalat
Русскийхала́т xalát, пеньюа́р penʹjuár
العربيةرُوب rōb, ثَوْب نَوْم ṯawb nawm, رُوب دُو شَامْبْر rōb do šāmbr, رِدَاء نَوْم ridāʔ nawm

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@misc{dressing_gown_2026,
  title = {dressing gown},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dressing%20gown},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}