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housecoat

[ hous-koht ]

/ ˈhaʊsˌkoʊt /

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noun

a woman's robe or dresslike garment in various lengths, for casual wear about the house.

Origin of housecoat

First recorded in 1915–20; house + coat

Words nearby housecoat

housebroken, housecarl, housecat, houseclean, housecleaning, housecoat, housed string, housedress, housefather, housefly, houseful

Example sentences from the Web for housecoat

She was lying on a couch, wearing a housecoat, and didn't look up from the magazine in front of her.

The Odyssey of Sam Meecham |Charles E. Fritch
He was tall and fit and muscular, his brown calves flashing through the vent of his housecoat.

Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town |Cory Doctorow
Unshaven, in a housecoat and bare feet, with long toenails and red eyes.

Little Brother |Cory Doctorow
It was a reedy woman in a housecoat, her hair in curlers, her eyes red and swollen.

Dream Town |Henry Slesar

If we had had any idea—but anyway, she came to the door and she had her housecoat on and she had marks on her face.

Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for housecoat

housecoat

/ (ˈhaʊsˌkəʊt) /

noun

a woman's loose robelike informal garment