robe de chambre

Example Sentences

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And the gentleman stole from his room on tiptoe, enveloped in an ample robe de chambre, and with his jaunty cap on his head.

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

Then Giddy appears in a white robe de chambre, her dark hair falling in waves about her shoulders.

From When the Birds Begin to Sing by Piffard, Harold

Lifting the porti�re inside, she entered the sleeping-room, and found the robe de chambre hanging over the back of a chair.

From A Speckled Bird by Wilson, Augusta J. Evans

What more brainless than a robe de chambre of deeper pink silk georgette, trimmed with sable fur in all the places where fur couldn't possibly give warmth?

From Vision House by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)

But next to dressing for a rout or ball, Undressing is a woe; our robe de chambre May sit like that of Nessus, and recall Thoughts quite as yellow, but less clear than amber.

From Don Juan by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron