brunch coat

noun

1. a knee-length housecoat.

Word History and Origins

Origin of brunch coat¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Try wearing your black brassiere on top of your canary-yellow shantung brunch coat and get back to me.

From Slate

He took the neck of her brunch coat in his fist and jerked downward.

From Project Gutenberg

She wore a pale blue brunch coat.

From Project Gutenberg