shortgown
shortgown noun: a woman's bedgown consisting of a loose jacket with a skirt.
Noun
shortgown (plural shortgowns)
- A woman's bedgown consisting of a loose jacket with a skirt.
- Leah is comely in the sunshine, Madelon thinks, with her freshly-colored, strongly-marked old Cornish face, framed by black hair just flecked with white, under the broad hat such as the fishwives wear; and the white touser, or quaint apron, gives a natty look to the shortgown.1877 January, Marian C[alhoun] L[égaré] Reeves, Emily Read, “Old Martin Boscawen’s Jest”, in Arthur’s Illustrated Home Magazine, volume XLV, number 1, Philadelphia, Pa.: T[imothy] S[hay] Arthur &...
Forms of shortgown
| plural | shortgowns |
|---|---|
| alternative form | short-gown |
Origin of shortgown
From short + gown.
Questions about shortgown
- What does shortgown mean?
- Shortgown means a woman's bedgown consisting of a loose jacket with a skirt.
- What part of speech is shortgown?
- Shortgown is a noun.
- What is the plural of shortgown?
- The plural of shortgown is shortgowns.
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