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morning gown

morning gown noun: a dressing gown.

Noun

morning gown (plural morning gowns)

  1. (dated) A dressing gown.
    • He therefore crept out of bed, tho' not without great repugnance, and wrapping himself in his morning-gown, was supported down stairs, rubbing his eye, yawning fearfully, and grumbling all the way.1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC

Forms of morning gown

pluralmorning gowns

Origin of morning gown

So called because it is worn before one is dressed in the morning.

Questions about morning gown

What does morning gown mean?
Morning gown means a dressing gown.
What part of speech is morning gown?
Morning gown is a noun.
What is the plural of morning gown?
The plural of morning gown is morning gowns.

Words near morning gown in the dictionary

  1. morning gift
  2. morning gifts
  3. morning glories
  4. morning glory
  5. morning goods
  6. morning gown
  7. morning gowns
  8. morning grouch
  9. morning grouches
  10. morning gun
  11. morning guns

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