Read full poem →At ten A.M. the young housewife
moves about in negligee behind
the wooden walls of her husband's house.
Dictionary Entry
A woman's lightweight gown of the eighteenth century.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. negligeeshirt negligeenegligee blacknegligee silknegligee whitenegligee pinknegligee lace
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Poetry examples for “negligee”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.