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negligee

/ˈnɛɡlɪʒeɪ/ /ˈnɛɡlɪʒi/

Meanings
noun
A woman's lightweight gown of the eighteenth century.

Examples :

"In the historical play, the actress wore a delicate, flowing negligee as she portrayed a noblewoman getting ready in her eighteenth-century bedchamber. "
appearance style wear history

Related Words

Illustration nightgown

nightgown noun

/ˈnaɪtˌɡaʊn/

A long loose robe worn mainly by women for sleeping in.

"After a long day, she changed into her comfortable nightgown and went to bed. "

Illustration bedchamber

bedchamber noun

/ˈbɛdˌt͡ʃeɪmbər/

A bedroom.

"The princess retired to her bedchamber for the night. "

Illustration noblewoman

noblewoman noun

/ˈnoʊbəlwʊmən/ /ˈnoʊbl̩ˌwʊmən/

A woman having a noble rank, especially one belonging to the peerage; a Lady.

"The noblewoman, Lady Beatrice, visited the local school to read stories to the children. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration imitation

imitation noun

/ɪmɪˈteɪʃən/

The act of imitating.

"The student's imitation of the teacher's handwriting was surprisingly good. "

Illustration delicate

delicate noun

/ˈdɛlɪkət/

A delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie.

"She carefully handled the delicate, lace-trimmed lingerie. "

Illustration historical

historical noun

/hɪˈstɒɹɪkəl/ /hɪˈstɔːɹɪkəl/

A historical romance.

"The historical romance novel was a bestseller in the bookstore. "

Illustration revealing

revealing verb

/ɹəˈviːlɪŋ/

To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.

"The magician was revealing his trick by showing how the disappearing box worked. "

Illustration lightweight

lightweight noun

/ˈlaɪtweɪt/ /ˈlaɪtˌweɪt/

A particular weight class, or member of such, as prescribed by the rules, between that of the heavier welterweight and the lighter featherweight. See Wikipedia for the specifics of each sport.

"The lightweight boxing class is between featherweight and welterweight. "

Illustration eighteenth

eighteenth noun

/ˌeɪˈtiːnθ/

The person or thing in the eighteenth position.

"The eighteenth student in line was called to the front by the teacher. "

Illustration portrayed

portrayed verb

/pɔːrˈtreɪd/ /pərˈtreɪd/

To paint or draw the likeness of.

"I will portray a king on horseback."

Illustration expecting

expecting verb

/ɛkˈspɛktɪŋ/

To predict or believe that something will happen

"He never expected to be discovered."