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nightgown

[nahyt-goun] / ˈnaɪtˌgaʊn /


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She found Keke there, asleep in her nightgown with her head resting on the kitchen table.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2024

He then asked her about her arrest, which he said she had claimed saw her being led away from her home in a nightgown.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2023

Each morning I putter in my vegetable garden, barefoot, in my nightgown.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2023

Unlike those two women, bound by corsets, Emilie wears a simple nightgown, which allows her to move freely from her chaise longue to her desk on Sarah White’s handsome set.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2023

Her nightwear was the antithesis of Mami's: in fact, Carla looked almost dressed up in her prim cotton nightgown.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez