Peignoir

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Peignoir \Pei`gnoir"\, n. [F., fr. peigner to comb, L.
     pectinare. See {Pectinate}.]
     A woman's loose dressing sack; hence, a loose morning gown or
     wrapper.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  peignoir
       n : a loose dressing gown for women [syn: {negligee}, {neglige},
            {wrapper}, {housecoat}]