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Definition of Dinner gown
1. Noun. A gown for evening wear.
Generic synonyms: Evening Clothes, Evening Dress, Eveningwear, Formalwear, Gown
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dinner Gown
Literary usage of Dinner gown
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Old Trails and New Borders by Edward Alfred Steiner (1921)
"My wife, of course, was wearing her dinner gown, which she had abbreviated at
both ends, to conform to what a dinner gown in New York should lack. ..."
2. The Bishop of Cottontown: A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills by John Trotwood Moore (1906)
"Then, in a few days the gossipy and astounded neighbors would behold Helen and
Lily, dressed, each, in a gown of white brocaded satin, with a dinner gown of ..."
3. The House and Home: A Practical Book by Lyman Abbott (1896)
"... 50 One reception gown, high neck and long sleeves, 50 One dinner gown, low
neck and half sleeves, 50 One hall gown, chiffon and silk, . ..."
4. The English Illustrated Magazine (1893)
"... the gauze chemisette and collar, and by removing the sleeves entirely, except
for the shoulder-puffs of satin, you will have a charming dinner gown, ..."
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