noun
peignoir
pay-NWAR/peɪnˈwɑr/
A woman's loose dressing gown or robe.
She slips into a silk peignoir before brushing her hair.
Etymology
The peignouoir was a loose, washable garment worn over the shoulders while combing the hair. That grooming garment became the woman's loose dressing gown named by English peignoir.
In context
Stephen half dressed with a peignoir thrown over her, swept into the room.
More examples
- Her lace peignoir hangs on the back of the bathroom door.
- The boutique sells peignoirs in soft pastel colors.
- She wraps her peignoir around herself when the doorbell rings.
Forms
peignoir · peignoirs
Similar words
- robe
- A broader term covering loose garments for any gender.
- dressing gown
- An everyday term without the suggestion of delicate fabric.