peignoir

Example Sentences

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Her copious endnotes made me want to put on a peignoir, strike my forehead dramatically and fall in a dead faint on a chaise longue — all gestures probably owed to Elinor Glyn.

From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2022

She comes with four changes of clothes: a Kelly green ball gown, a teal suit with a calotte hat, a sweater and matching kick pleat skirt and a nightgown with a peignoir.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2020

To get the right effect, Shelby brought four outfits, plus two lounging ensembles featuring a robe and peignoir.

From Washington Post • Aug. 15, 2019

Muriel Spark has posed in a fetching peignoir with a sinister black cat draped over her shoulder.

From Time Magazine Archive

First, because the prospective employee came ten minutes early for the interview and Michael-Mary, who adhered to her schedule to the minute, was forced to answer the door in a print peignoir.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison