tea gown

noun

a semiformal gown of fine material, especially one styled with soft, flowing lines, worn for afternoon social occasions.

tea gown

(formerly) a long loose decorative dress worn esp when entertaining guests to afternoon tea

First recorded in 1875–80

Somebody will give more, of course, for this fine tea gown to put on hot afternoons.

The girl clutched nervously at her tea-gown and shrank back nearer yet to the door.

Her form, too, seemed to have shrunken, and the loose tea-gown which she wore enhanced the fragility of her appearance.

She was sitting alone most comfortably in a delightfully easy chair, she had on a becoming and loose Paris tea-gown.

For Justin's coming that night Bettina put on her white crêpe tea gown with the little lace mantle.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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