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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PEIGNOIR

From French, from peigner to comb, since the garment was worn while the hair was combed.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PEIGNOIR

peignoir  [ˈpeɪnwɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PEIGNOIR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Peignoir is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PEIGNOIR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Peignoir

A peignoir is a long outer garment for women which is frequently sheer and made of chiffon or another translucent fabric. The word comes from French peigner, to comb the hair describing a garment worn while brushing one's hair, originally referring to a dressing gown or bathrobe. Very high-end peignoirs were occasionally sold with sheer long gloves and stockings made of the same material as the peignoir itself for wear to bed or on occasions where the wearer would be seen in her nightclothes; such as visiting or while sharing accommodations during travel. Contemporary peignoirs are usually sold with matching nightgown or panties.

Definition of peignoir in the English dictionary

The definition of peignoir in the dictionary is a woman's dressing gown or negligee.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PEIGNOIR


armoire
ɑːmˈwɑː
baignoire
ˈbenwɑː
Beninois
ˌbɛniːˈnwɑː
boudoir
ˈbuːdwɑː
bourgeois
ˈbʊəʒwɑː
Chihuahua
tʃɪˈwɑːwɑː
devoir
ˈdevwɑː
devoirs
dəˈvwɑː
Dubois
djuːˈbwɑː
fatwa
ˈfætwɑː
Kwa
kwɑː
memoir
ˈmɛmwɑː
neo-noir
ˌniːəʊˈnwɑː
noir
nwɑː
Renoir
ˈrɛnwɑː
repertoire
ˈrɛpəˌtwɑː
reservoir
ˈrɛzəˌvwɑː
Seychellois
ˌseɪʃɛlˈwɑː
tous-les-mois
ˌtuːleɪˈmwɑː
wawa
ˈwɑːˌwɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PEIGNOIR

peggy
peglegged
pegless
peglike
pegmatite
pegmatitic
Pegu
peh
Pehlevi
Pei
Peipus
Peiraeus
peirastic
peirastically
Peirce
peize
pejorate
pejoration
pejorative
pejoratively

WORDS THAT END LIKE PEIGNOIR

abattoir
au revoir
Beauvoir
choir
coir
couloir
de Beauvoir
Eure-et-Loir
film noir
gospel choir
grattoir
loir
male-voice choir
Pinot Noir
pochoir
preach to the choir
remontoir
rouge et noir
terroir
trottoir

Synonyms and antonyms of peignoir in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «peignoir» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PEIGNOIR

Find out the translation of peignoir to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of peignoir from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «peignoir» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

peignoir
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

salto de cama
570 millions of speakers

English

peignoir
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चोग़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرداء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пеньюар
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

peignoir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

peignoir
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

peignoir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peignoir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Neglige
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ペニョワール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

실내복
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Peignoir
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

peignoir
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

peignoir
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेगीनियर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sabahlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vestaglia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

peignoir
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пеньюар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

penuar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

peignoir
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

peignoir
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

peignoir
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

peignoir
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of peignoir

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PEIGNOIR»

The term «peignoir» is regularly used and occupies the 72.621 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PEIGNOIR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «peignoir» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «peignoir» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about peignoir

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEIGNOIR»

Discover the use of peignoir in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to peignoir and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Cambridge Introduction to Twentieth-Century American Poetry
A final example of Stevens' relation to Imagist practice can be found in the opening stanza of "Sunday Morning" (1915): Complacencies of the peignoir, and late Coffee and oranges in a sunny chair, And the green freedom of a cockatoo Upon ...
Christopher Beach, 2003
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An Intimate Affair: Women, Lingerie, and Sexuality
Mimi Smith has created a number of such lifesize works, including Steel Wool Peignoir {1966), Girdle (1966), and Candy Bra (1972)- Feminist art critic Lucy Lippard credits Smith for anticipating the "feminist artist's fascination with clothing as ...
Jill Fields, 2007
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Coiffures: Hair in Nineteenth-century French Literature and ...
Through the cashmere, he saw rosy tints of the bare bosom that sometimes showed through the slightly opened peignoir, and his glance lingered on it.] I have translated négligemment as casually, rather than carelessly for Anastasie's hairdo: ...
Carol de Dobay Rifelj, 2010
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Antique Trader Vintage Clothing Price Guide
$600.00 1950s White Nylon Tricot Peignoir Set Peignoir set, both pieces of white nylon tricot, the robe w/a lace-covered Peter Pan collar & raglan puffed sleeves; the gown w/a gathered bodice, princess waist & full skirt w/lace appliqué, ...
Kyle Husfloen, Madeleine Kirsch, Nancy Wolfe, 2006
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Regency Brides Bundle
The housekeeper had laid out a nightgown and peignoir, probably one of Mrs Fan- shaw's plainest, but even so, incredibly luxurious to someone who was expected to sleep in sensible plain cotton. Sophia slipped it over her head and it fell to ...
Francesca Shaw, Nicola Cornick, Ann Elizabeth Cree, 2007
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A Dozen French Farces: Medieval to Modern
Go look! S ottin Yvonne's ei noir, This'll do the trick, won't it? P g P g Distracted, he still shakes Yvonne lightly and moans, “My Yvonne!” I don't know, my friend. What is it? Looks like a peignoir. We'll have to make do.What else?You kneel!
Albert Bermel, 1997
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The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'.
5 yra, IOst Vicious, 4 yra, iOst 71b - » Emperor, IOst 101b - Harry, IOst Sib - Peignoir, aged, IOst 41b Violet de Clare. 4 yra, IOst 41 b Holkar, 6 yrs, IOst - - - jurvn 5 to 4 ag-st Kismet, 2 to 1 ajjst Peignoir, and 8 to 1 agst any other. Won easily by ...
John William Carleton
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LIFE
And.. . in this Artemis peignoir. . . the way it moves. Nothing's more provocative than nylon ruffling after you. (And nothing's easier to care for. Think about that for a minute. And, for a minute, if you can, imagine life without nylon!) The peignoir in  ...
9
The Lady's magazine (and museum). Improved ser., enlarged
M"* d'I.... avait un peignoir de batiste d'Ecosse, de larges broderies figu-. raient l' ouverture d'une redingote; une capote de paille de riz, avec demi-guirlande de jasmin mC'lé de scabicuse ; une écharpe de blonde noire. Une femme auteur ...
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The Anglo-Arab Encounter: Fiction and Autobiography by Arab ...
In the following passage she toys with vocabulary suitable to describe the arrangement of her Victorian English heroine's hair: She wears a peignoir (is it peignoir? I like the word; tasting of the nineteenth Century, of fashion and a certain type ...
Geoffrey Nash, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEIGNOIR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term peignoir is used in the context of the following news items.
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Aarushi case: Talwars were victims, says author Avirook Sen
With a journalistic tinge of humour, he reproduces terms like 'fiendish', 'flagitious' and 'peignoir' used liberally throughout the verdict. And how ... «India Today, Jul 15»
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Avirook Sen's Aarushi highlights the coldness of the judiciary
What does he say in the end? 'freaks of nature' , 'fiendish and flagitious', 'peignoir'! 2) Judge Shyam Lal wanted to write himself into history. «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
3
Le luxe se dispute la Bahnhofstrasse
En vitrine, un peignoir en soie jaune et motifs cachemire voisine bretelles et nœuds papillons. «Une ou deux fois par mois, je reçois des appels ... «Bilan, Jul 15»
4
Ulyana Sergeenko
A black silk dress wrapped closed like a peignoir and a floral jacquard pajama set came trimmed with a fur collar. Bad gal RiRi can wear the ... «Style.com, Jul 15»
5
Schön, dass ier is Paradis cho send!
... je suis Jackie Kennedy (toujours déguisé en sonde spatiale), la main au vent pour saluer les résidents encore en peignoir ou échanger deux ... «Le Temps, Jul 15»
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Christie's Impressionist And Modern Art Sale, "Nice, Tidy & Tight"
A sensual but awkward rear view captured by Edgar Degas, “Apres le bain, femme s'essuyant la jambe (le peignoir rouge),” executed in pastel ... «Live Trading News, Jun 15»
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Christie's London Season Opener Brings Solid Results
A sensual but rather awkward rear view captured by Edgar Degas, “Apres le bain, femme s'essuyant la jambe (le peignoir rouge),” executed in ... «BLOUIN ARTINFO, Jun 15»
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“Powder Her Face” proves a fitting climax to Odyssey Opera's British …
... not singing multiple roles was soprano Patricia Schuman as the Duchess, who glided through the action all evening in a white peignoir with a ... «Boston Classical Review, Jun 15»
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Films of Jon Moritsugu, Upending Stereotypes With a Wig and a Sneer
Ma (Sharon Omi) sits around in her pink peignoir and pretends everything is fine, while Dad (Ken Narasaki) rages over his family's failure to live ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
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Molly Bloom and me... Fionnuala Flanagan
As I write this, I am looking at a poster across the room, a photograph of Molly in her tattered lace peignoir, sitting on her chamber pot. Taken ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Peignoir [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/peignoir>. May 2024 ».
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