Bedjacket

Quick meaning: Bedjacket is a noun meaning A short jacket worn when sitting up in bed, usually by women.

Meaning

A short jacket worn when sitting up in bed, usually by women.

Example Sentences

She hauled the bed from her room out into the middle of the Studio before the open fire and lay there in state, done up in fancy bed-jackets, smoking innumerable cigarettes and entertaining anybody whom she could persuade to visit.

Oh dear, dear!—you know you’re sick when someone sends you a bedjacket instead of bath powder or a nice travel book. A bedjacket is almost as antiquated as a bustle or a dress shield. A bedjacket speaks of desperation, and what it says is: toodle-oo.

Word Forms

• bedjackets
• bed-jacket

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bed-jacket, bedgown, bedwear, bedclothes, straitjacket, jacket.

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