meaning of "dressing gown"

[Liahna]

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #174 "Dressing expressions", question 4

My boss put on her ......... and made herself some coffee.

(a) dressing up
(b) dressing down
(c) dressing gown
(d) dressing room

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #174 "Dressing expressions", answer 4

My boss put on her dressing gown and made herself some coffee.

Correct answer: (c) dressing gown
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what does it mean?

Liahna

[Mister Micawber]

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It is strange, isn't it? Why would one be in a position to watch one's boss at her private morning ritual? It means, however, that she 'donned her bathrobe and made a cup of coffee'.
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Canadian-American native speaker
who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mister Micawber