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bedgown en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From bed + gown.

Meanings

1. An article of women's clothing for the upper body, usually worn in bed, thigh-length and wrapping or tying in front; a bedjacket.
   • And there sat by the empty fireplace, which was filled with a pot of sweet herbs, the nicest old woman that ever was seen, in her red petticoat, and short dimity bedgown, and clean white cap, with a black silk handkerchief over it, tied under her chin. 1863, Charles Kingsley, The Water Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby:
2. A nightgown.

Forms

Deriveds

bedgowned

Descendants

betgwn