robe de chambre
Example Sentences
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By way of robe de chambre, he wore a long flannel jacket, patched in several places, and on his head was a sort of cap which had lost its visor.
From San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams by Charles Paul de Kock
Then opening the door, he led the way, and ushered them into the presence of Sir Sampson, who was reclining in an easy chair, arrayed in a robe de chambre and nightcap.
From Marriage by Susan Edmonstone Ferrier
A morning attire lay on the table; it consisted of a gorgeous robe de chambre made of blue Lyons satin with bright flowers, snow white linen, and light silk slippers.
From Count Br?hl by Jo?zef Ignacy Kraszewski
Only Clara differed from the streets in that it was the emotion was gray; the robe de chambre was red.
From The Visioning by Susan Glaspell
Augustus III donned a robe de chambre and smoked a pipe in his own apartment, for the smell of tobacco was forbidden in the rooms which he shared in common with the Queen.
From Count Br?hl by Jo?zef Ignacy Kraszewski
