Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dressing-gown

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: dress-ing--gown
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of dressing gown.

Example Sentences

"Ensconced, each in a large fauteuil, wrapped in loose, white dressing-gowns, the hair only gathered with a single riband, sat the two friends."
"He slept so long, he looked so deathlike, that Martin made up his mind as he came from time to time in his dressing-gown to look at him, that he would be spared that interview."
"Thus secured against surprise, he took off his cravat; put on his dressing-gown and slippers, and his night-cap; and sat down before the fire to take his gruel."

Inflected Forms

dressing-gowns (plural)

Questions

What does dressing-gown mean?: Alternative spelling of dressing gown.

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