bedjacket

Definitions

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

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Examples

“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.”

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