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peignoir

/peyn-wahr, pen-, peyn-wahr, pen-/US // peɪnˈwɑr, pɛn-, ˈpeɪn wɑr, ˈpɛn- //UK // (ˈpeɪnwɑː) //

围裙,礼服,围巾,花边裙

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a woman's dressing gown.
    • : a cloak or gown of terry cloth for wear after swimming or, especially in France, after the bath.

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Examples

  • The tears came so fast to Mrs. Pontellier's eyes that the damp sleeve of her peignoir no longer served to dry them.

  • But changing her mind once more she resumed the peignoir, and went outside and sat down before her door.

  • She sat on the sofa, clad in an ample white peignoir, holding a handkerchief tight in her hand with a nervous clutch.

  • As soon as the domestic had gone, Bijou slipped on another peignoir quickly.

  • She slipped off the silk peignoir, washed with almond-scented water the white arms and neck, and the white tired feet.