Definition of negligee

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neg·li·gee also neg·li·gée or neg·li·gé    (ngl-zh, ngl-zh) KEY 

NOUN:

1. A woman's loose dressing gown, often of soft, delicate fabric.
2. Informal or incomplete attire.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French négligée, from feminine past participle of négliger, to neglect, from Latin neglegere ; see neglect