"night-gown" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: night-gowns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} night-gown (plural night-gowns)
  1. Archaic form of nightgown. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: nightgown
    Sense id: en-night-gown-en-noun-WjwMp6RJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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