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powdering gowns

powdering gowns is the plural of powdering gown.

Meaning of powdering gown

Noun

powdering gown (plural powdering gowns)

  1. (historical) A loose dressing gown worn while the hair or wig was being powdered.
    • […] I took only my coat off, and wrapping myſelf in a flannel powdering gown, I threw myſelf on the embroidered counterpane, and ſoon after ſunk into forgetfulneſs.1792, Charlotte Smith, “Letter XI. To Mr. Desmond.”, in Desmond. […], volume I, London: […] G[eorge,] G[eorge,] J[ohn] and J[ames] Robinson, […], →OCLC, page 216

Questions about powdering gowns

What is powdering gowns the plural of?
Powdering gowns is the plural of powdering gown.

Words near powdering gowns in the dictionary

  1. powderiest
  2. powderily
  3. powderiness
  4. powdering
  5. powdering gown
  6. powdering gowns
  7. powdering one's nose
  8. powdering tub
  9. powdering tubb
  10. powdering tubbe
  11. powdering tube

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