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teagown

teagown is the alternative form of tea-gown.

Meaning of tea-gown

Noun

tea-gown (plural tea-gowns)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    tea dress

Forms of teagown

pluralteagowns

Questions about teagown

What is teagown the alternative form of?
Teagown is the alternative form of tea-gown.

Words near teagown in the dictionary

  1. teaghrelins
  2. teagle
  3. teagled
  4. teagles
  5. teagling
  6. teagown
  7. teagowned
  8. teagowns
  9. Teague
  10. Teagueland
  11. Teaguelander

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