peignoir

Example Sentences

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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

Another, dressed in an ice-blue peignoir, petted a stuffed lap dog with one hand and preened with the other.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2018

Night after night, old President Ren� Coty had climbed from his bed to confer with pouchy-eyed politicians, while ample Madame Coty padded about the palace kitchen in her silken peignoir, serving endless cups of coffee.

From Time Magazine Archive

The tears came so fast to Mrs. Pontellier’s eyes that the damp sleeve of her peignoir no longer served to dry them.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin