daygown
/ˈdeɪ.ɡaʊn/
daygown noun: a daydress; a long loose robe designed to be worn during the day, usually by women.
Noun
daygown (plural daygowns)
- A daydress; a long loose robe designed to be worn during the day, usually by women.
- Do you think, ma’am, there is any lady you know that has one or two castoff flannels, or a daygown, or a little hood they would give me.1887 January 15, “Diana's Diamonds”, in The London Reader, volume XLVIII, number 1237, Chapter XLVI, page 275, column 1
- None of these goods are quite so sheer as the Organdy, and are therefore especially suitable for a cool summer daygown.1897 April 3, The Literary Digest, volume XIV, number 22, page 688, column 1
Forms of daygown
| plural | daygowns |
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Origin of daygown
From day + gown.
Questions about daygown
- What does daygown mean?
- Daygown means a daydress; a long loose robe designed to be worn during the day, usually by women.
- What part of speech is daygown?
- Daygown is a noun.
- How do you pronounce daygown?
- Daygown is pronounced /ˈdeɪ.ɡaʊn/.
- What is the plural of daygown?
- The plural of daygown is daygowns.
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