peignoir
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French peignoir.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]peignoir (plural peignoirs)
- A long outer garment for women, usually sheer and made of chiffon and often sold with matching nightgown, negligee or underwear
- A cape worn to protect the clothes at the barbers / hairdressers
Translations
[edit]a long outer garment for women
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From peigner (“to comb”) + -oir.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]peignoir m (plural peignoirs)
- cape (long light clothing used to protect the clothes in e.g. a barber)
- bathrobe, dressing gown
- Synonym: robe de chambre
- nightdress
- Synonym: robe de nuit
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “peignoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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- fr:Clothing