Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bedgown

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bed-gown
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An article of women's clothing for the upper body, usually worn in bed, thigh-length and wrapping or tying in front; a bedjacket.

noun

Example Sentences

"And there sat by the empty fireplace, which was filled with a pot of sweet herbs, the nicest old woman that ever was seen, in her red petticoat, and short dimity bedgown, and clean white cap, with a black silk handkerchief over it, tied under her chin."

Etymology

From bed + gown.

Inflected Forms

bedgowns (plural) bed-gown (alternative)

Derived Forms

bedgowned

Questions

What does bedgown mean?: An article of women's clothing for the upper body, usually worn in bed, thigh-length and wrapping or tying in front; a bedjacket.
Where does bedgown come from?: From bed + gown.

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