Extra Muros

Extra Muros

Peignoir

Pardon My French

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Bruce Ivar Gudmundsson
May 17, 2026
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Madness waits in ambush for any man who tries to make sense of the patois of the needle trade. Nonetheless, the brave soul who ventures into the world of wearables may, at times, plumb the secrets of many French words imported into English in the relatively recent past.

Consider, if you will, peignoir.

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