Banyan (clothing)
A banyan is a
garment worn by men in the
18th century influenced by Persian and
Asian clothing.Banyan is also commonly used in present day Indian English to mean vest (undershirt in American English).Also called a morning gown, robe de chambre or nightgown, the banyan was a loose, T-shaped or
kimono-like
cotton,
linen, or
silk gown worn at home as a sort of
dressing gown or informal
coat over the shirt and breeches. It was usually paired with a soft,
turban-like cap worn in place of the formal
periwig.
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Robe de chambre
robe de chambre
robe-de-chambre
robe-de-chambre
\robe`-de-cham"bre\ (?), n. [f., lit., a chamber gown.] a dressing gown, or morning gown. [
robe-de-chambre
n : a robe worn before dressing or while lounging [syn: dressing gown , lounging robe]
Robe-de-chambre
(n.)
A dressing gown, or morning gown.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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