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peignoir
pei·gnoir [ payn wr, pen wr ] (plural pei·gnoirs)


noun 
Definition:
 
woman's dressing gown: a woman's loose-fitting dressing gown, bathrobe, or negligee
[Mid-19th century. < French peigner "to comb" < Latin pecten "comb"]
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