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NIGHT-ROBE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does night-robe mean?
• NIGHT-ROBE (noun)
The noun NIGHT-ROBE has 1 sense:
1. lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women
Familiarity information: NIGHT-ROBE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
gown; night-robe; nightdress; nightgown; nightie
Hypernyms ("night-robe" is a kind of...):
intimate apparel; lingerie (women's underwear and nightclothes)
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear (garments designed to be worn in bed)
Meronyms (parts of "night-robe"):
nightcap (a cloth cap worn in bed)
Context examples
When she raised it, his white night-robe was stained with blood where her lips had touched, and where the thin open wound in her neck had sent forth drops.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
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