baignoire

Example Sentences

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I had drawn up the golden grille, by which the occupants of a baignoire may screen themselves from the curiosity of the parterre.

From Sacred and Profane Love by Bennett, Arnold

I sat alone and hidden at the back of a baignoire in the auditorium.

From Sacred and Profane Love by Bennett, Arnold

On raising the latch and crossing the threshold, one experienced precisely the same impression as when one enters at the theatre into a grated baignoire, before the grating is lowered and the chandelier is lighted.

From Les Misérables by Hapgood, Isabel Florence

By this time Newman was abreast of the baignoire; the door had been left ajar, and he could see a pink dress inside.

From The American by James, Henry

"You mean the young lady below stairs, in a baignoire in a pink dress?" said Newman.

From The American by James, Henry