Meaning of tea-gown | Babel Free

Definitions

A loose-fitting semiformal gown, made of light fabrics, worn in the late 19th and early 20th century for entertaining, especially for afternoon tea.

Examples

“Eve crushed in a corner, a sorrowful, dainty shape in the silk and lace of her pretty tea-gown, with the white drawn face of a scared child […]”

“Across the white silken draperies of her tea-gown her two little hands are loosely locked together amongst the laces that adorn it, and from beneath its lowermost frill I can just see the point of a tiny satin slipper.”

“There is probably no form of gown more replete with interest to the artistic designer, nor one that lends itself to greater individuality of expression, than the tea-gown.”

“'[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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