What does dressing-gown mean?
Dressing-gown means Alternative spelling of dressing gown..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative spelling of dressing gown..
Ensconced, each in a large fauteuil, wrapped in loose, white dressing-gowns, the hair only gathered with a single riband, sat the two friends.
He slept so long, he looked so deathlike, that Martin made up his mind as he came from time to time in his dressing-gown to look at him, that he would be spared that interview.
Thus secured against surprise, he took off his cravat; put on his dressing-gown and slippers, and his night-cap; and sat down before the fire to take his gruel.
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Dressing-gown means Alternative spelling of dressing gown..
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Ensconced, each in a large fauteuil, wrapped in loose, white dressing-gowns, the hair only gathered with a single riband, sat the two friends.
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