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peignoir

Noun

peign=oir

WORDNET DICTIONARY

peignoir(n = noun.artifact) housecoat, neglige, negligee, wrapper - a loose dressing gown for women; Array

has particulars: brunch coat, camisole

is a kind of woman's clothing

peignoir, n. [F., fr. peigner to comb, L. pectinare. See Pectinate.].

A woman's loose dressing sack; hence, a loose morning gown or wrapper. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

peignoir, n. a woman's loose dressing-gown.

Etymology

F f. peigner to comb

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