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tea gown
noun
- a semiformal gown of fine material, especially one styled with soft, flowing lines, worn for afternoon social occasions.
tea gown
noun
- (formerly) a long loose decorative dress worn esp when entertaining guests to afternoon tea
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tea gown1
First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences
Somebody will give more, of course, for this fine tea gown to put on hot afternoons.
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The girl clutched nervously at her tea-gown and shrank back nearer yet to the door.
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Her form, too, seemed to have shrunken, and the loose tea-gown which she wore enhanced the fragility of her appearance.
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She was sitting alone most comfortably in a delightfully easy chair, she had on a becoming and loose Paris tea-gown.
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For Justin's coming that night Bettina put on her white crêpe tea gown with the little lace mantle.
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