Shortgown
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A woman's bedgown consisting of a loose jacket with a skirt. obsolete
"Leah is comely in the sunshine, Madelon thinks, with her freshly-colored, strongly-marked old Cornish face, framed by black hair just flecked with white, under the broad hat such as the fishwives wear; and the white touser, or quaint apron, gives a natty look to the shortgown."
Example
More examples"Leah is comely in the sunshine, Madelon thinks, with her freshly-colored, strongly-marked old Cornish face, framed by black hair just flecked with white, under the broad hat such as the fishwives wear; and the white touser, or quaint apron, gives a natty look to the shortgown."
Etymology
From short + gown.
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