tea-gown
tea-gown noun: a loose-fitting semiformal gown, made of light fabrics, worn in the late 19th and early 20th century for entertaining, especially for afternoon tea.
Noun
tea-gown (plural tea-gowns)
- A loose-fitting semiformal gown, made of light fabrics, worn in the late 19th and early 20th century for entertaining, especially for afternoon tea.
- Eve crushed in a corner, a sorrowful, dainty shape in the silk and lace of her pretty tea-gown, with the white drawn face of a scared child […]1893, Arthur Moore, A Comedy of Masks, page 309
- Across the white silken draperies of her tea-gown her two little hands are loosely locked together amongst the laces that adorn it, and from beneath its lowermost frill I can just see the point of a tiny satin slipper.1868, Edwin Waugh, Dules-gate; or, a Frisk through Lancashire Clough, page 4
- Synonyms:
- tea dress
Synonyms of tea-gown
Forms of tea-gown
| plural | tea-gowns |
|---|---|
| alternative form | tea gown |
| alternative form | teagown |
Origin of tea-gown
From tea + gown.
Words formed from tea-gown
Questions about tea-gown
- What does tea-gown mean?
- Tea-gown means a loose-fitting semiformal gown, made of light fabrics, worn in the late 19th and early 20th century for entertaining, especially for afternoon tea.
- What part of speech is tea-gown?
- Tea-gown is a noun.
- What is the plural of tea-gown?
- The plural of tea-gown is tea-gowns.
Words near tea-gown in the dictionary
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