night robe

nightgown.

Origin of night robe

First recorded in 1545–55

night-robed, adjective

"The—key," gasped the sick one, fumbling feebly among the folds of her night-robe.

The Masked Bridal |Mrs. Georgie Sheldon
She shrugged; her night-robe slipped and she drew it over her shoulder with a quick movement.

The Moonlit Way |Robert W. Chambers
With bare feet, and only in her night-robe, she stole tremblingly across the threshold.

Godolphin, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton
There was Malinda Jane's night-robe hanging on one side of the bed, and there was my night-robe on the other.

Trifles for the Christmas Holidays |H. S. Armstrong

It was not a night-robe she wore, but an elaborate, trailing dress upon which embroideries in silver shone faintly.

The Medici Boots |Pearl Norton Swet

night robe

US and Canadian a loose dress worn in bed by women Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): nightdress