A long, loose-fitting dress, typically made of fine fabric and lace-trimmed, worn at afternoon tea and popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
〈旧〉茶会礼服
Example sentencesExamples
Foale does knitted versions of smartly tailored 1930s jackets; long, lean and sporty 1920s tennis cardigans; and gently frilled and feminine wraps made to be worn with floaty tea gowns.
I put on a simple light green silk and velvet tea gown and walked to their door.
The ladies were dressed in their best tea gowns and lace parasols were held over their heads by lacy fingers.
The women would wear their afternoon tea gowns, and could mix their favourite blend from speciality teas such as Darjeeling and Ceylon.
I dressed in a blue velvet tea gown with a lace underblouse.
Definition of tea gown in US English:
tea gown
nounˈtē ˌɡoun
A long, loose-fitting dress, typically made of fine fabric and lace-trimmed, worn at afternoon tea and popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
〈旧〉茶会礼服
Example sentencesExamples
I dressed in a blue velvet tea gown with a lace underblouse.
The ladies were dressed in their best tea gowns and lace parasols were held over their heads by lacy fingers.
The women would wear their afternoon tea gowns, and could mix their favourite blend from speciality teas such as Darjeeling and Ceylon.
I put on a simple light green silk and velvet tea gown and walked to their door.
Foale does knitted versions of smartly tailored 1930s jackets; long, lean and sporty 1920s tennis cardigans; and gently frilled and feminine wraps made to be worn with floaty tea gowns.