baignoire
Example Sentences
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At the theatre her vivacity sank into a breathless hush, and she sat intent in her corner of their baignoire, with the gaze of a neophyte about to be initiated into the sacred mysteries.
From The Reef by Edith Wharton
At the end of the act Newman observed that Valentin was still in the baignoire.
From The American by Henry James
He observed that Valentin de Bellegarde had taken his place in the baignoire of Mademoiselle Nioche, behind this young lady and her companion, where he was visible only if one carefully looked for him.
From The American by Henry James
"And whom do you suspect?" she asked, her eyes foraging an opposite baignoire.
From Eden An Episode by Edgar Saltus
That time my search was short: I saw her, alone, in a baignoire, leaning back a little.
From Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 by Charles Paul de Kock
