Negligee

Definitions

1. A woman's lightweight gown of the eighteenth century.
   obsolete
2. A necklace of beads, pearls etc.
   historical
3. A state of careless undress or very informal attire.
   archaic
4. A woman's loose-fitting nightgown, especially when short, lacy and/or revealing; a nightie.

Equivalents

Examples

“[S]he had on a lilac Negligee, Gause Cuffs trimmed richly, with Flowers and spangles, spangled shoes, Bows of Gause and Flowers, and a Cap!”

““Good! My lady will be sitting in her boudoir, very much in negligee, about now.””

“Enkhbayar has promised more jobs, free education and higher public service wages to the poverty-ravaged country. But who needs those when you've got dancing girls in black negligees?”

“'[H]er luggage contained only a chiffon negligée so elaborate as to be more a tea gown than a dressing-gown.'”

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