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fire-gown

fire-gown noun: a form of nightgown designed for a woman to be worn outside in the event of a fire.

Noun

fire-gown (usually uncountable, plural fire-gowns)

  1. (obsolete, usually) A form of nightgown designed for a woman to be worn outside in the event of a fire.

Forms of fire-gown

pluralfire-gowns

Questions about fire-gown

What does fire-gown mean?
Fire-gown means a form of nightgown designed for a woman to be worn outside in the event of a fire.
What part of speech is fire-gown?
Fire-gown is a noun.
What is the plural of fire-gown?
The plural of fire-gown is fire-gowns.

Words near fire-gown in the dictionary

  1. fire-fights
  2. fire-flies
  3. fire-fly
  4. fire-fronted bishop
  5. fire-gilding
  6. fire-gown
  7. fire-gowns
  8. fire-grate
  9. fire-grates
  10. fire-new
  11. fire-on-the-mountain

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