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Dinner gown   /dˈɪnər gaʊn/   Listen
Dinner gown

noun
1.
A gown for evening wear.  Synonyms: dinner dress, evening gown, formal.






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"Dinner gown" Quotes from Famous Books



... It is very nice," Aimee repeated vaguely. She picked up a bit of the shimmering stuff and spread it curiously across her fingers. A dinner gown.... When she wore this she would be a wife.... The wife of Hamdi Bey.... A shiver went through her and ...
— The Fortieth Door • Mary Hastings Bradley

... a sure taste gave her that ultra-smart appearance which does everything for a type that is less attractive in a dinner gown, and still less in negligee. And which, after marriage, usually lets a straight strand of hair sprawl ...
— The Crimson Tide • Robert W. Chambers

... on, Observe how courage, boldness mark my steps! At nine o'clock she climbs to her boudoir. I finding errands in the hallway hear The desultory taking up of books, And through her open door, see her at last Cast off her dinner gown and to the bath Step like a ray of moonlight. Then she snaps The light on where the onyx tub and walls Dazzle the air. I enter then her room And stand against the closed door, do not pry Upon her in the bath. Give her the chance To fly me, fight me standing ...
— Toward the Gulf • Edgar Lee Masters



Words linked to "Dinner gown" :   evening clothes, gown, evening dress, formal, eveningwear, formalwear



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