baignoire

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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 Wharton, Edith

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

That time my search was short: I saw her, alone, in a baignoire, leaning back a little.

From Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 by Kock, Charles Paul de

When they reached the theatre, Call� looked at the ticket and said: "It's a baignoire."

From San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams by Kock, Charles Paul de

It consists of the following single and rather singular statute: "Il est expressement d�fendu aux gar�ons de permettre � deux hommes de se servir de la m�me baignoire."

From The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. by Wells, Nathaniel Armstrong