Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Easy and unceremonious dress in general: as, she appeared in negligée.
- noun A form of loose gown worn by women in the eighteenth century.
- noun See
negligée necklace , below. - Carelessly arranged or attired; unceremoniously dressed; careless.
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- noun obsolete A light women's
gown . - noun A loose women's dressing-gown, especially when lacy or revealing; a
nightgown .
Etymologies
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From French négligé ("underdressed; loose garment"), past participle of négliger ("to neglect"), from Latin negligere.
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