negligee

negligee
/neg'li zhay", neg"li zhay'/, n.
1. a dressing gown or robe, usually of sheer fabric and having soft, flowing lines, worn by women.
2. easy, informal attire.
Also, negligée, negligé.
[1745-55, Amer.; < F négligé carelessness, undress, lit., neglected, ptp. of négliger < L negligere, var. of neglegere to NEGLECT]

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French“careless, neglected”
 informal gown, usually of a soft, sheer fabric, worn at home by women. When the corset was fashionable, the negligee was a loose-fitting gown worn during the rest period after lunch. Women's dresses were also referred to as negligés after the Restoration of Charles II in 1660, when the trend was toward loose fashions characterized by “studied negligence.”

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  • negligee — (without accents) is the preferred English spelling for the woman s light dressing gown. The pronunciation is neg li zhay …   Modern English usage

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  • negligee — ► NOUN ▪ a woman s light, filmy dressing gown. ORIGIN French, given little thought or attention …   English terms dictionary

  • negligee — [[t]ne̱glɪʒeɪ, AM ʒe͟ɪ[/t]] negligees also négligée N COUNT A negligee is a very thin garment which a woman wears over her nightclothes. ...a pink satin negligee …   English dictionary

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  • negligee — UK [ˈneɡlɪʒeɪ] / US [ˌneɡlɪˈʒeɪ] noun [countable] Word forms negligee : singular negligee plural negligees a long loose piece of clothing made of very thin cloth that women wear over night clothes …   English dictionary

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