"tea-gowned" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From tea-gown + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tea-gown|ed}} tea-gown + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} tea-gowned (not comparable)
  1. Wearing a tea-gown. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: teagowned
    Sense id: en-tea-gowned-en-adj-Ft4EiR8M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed

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