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Proof that the opposite of armor can still be a power move.
means A light, flowing women's dressing gown, often lacy or silky, worn at home or to bed — comfort dressed up as glamour.
from Straight from French négligé, meaning 'neglected' or 'carelessly done,' the past participle of négliger (to neglect) — itself from Latin neglegere. The word originally described casual, informal dress in general, the kind thrown on without fuss, before it narrowed in English to the specific silky, boudoir-ready garment we picture now. So the name is a tiny joke on itself: the more 'neglected' the look seems, the more deliberate it usually is.
- etymology
- from French for neglected, as in effortlessly undone
- original purpose
- loose robe worn while dressing, not seducing
- fabric logic
- sheer by design, warmth was never the point