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fire-gowns

fire-gowns is the plural of fire-gown.

Meaning of fire-gown

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.

Questions about fire-gowns

What is fire-gowns the plural of?
Fire-gowns is the plural of fire-gown.

Words near fire-gowns in the dictionary

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

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