housecoat

[ hous-koht ]

noun

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

housecoat

/ ˈhaʊsˌkəʊt /

noun

1. a woman's loose robelike informal garment

Word History and Origins

Origin of housecoat¹

First recorded in 1915–20; house + coat

Example Sentences

Before I was in high school, when my friends asked why she wore stained dresses or took the bus in her housecoat.

From Los Angeles Times

She and a friend now film skits for social media: they dress up as elderly women, in headscarves and housecoats, contorting their faces and cackling into the camera.

From BBC

She wore her flowing blue housecoat with the moonflower pattern, and she had her makeup on already.

From Literature

In a third, a terrorized woman in a housecoat is seen on a bed.

From New York Times

"I only have the TV, the fridge and a lamp," she said, dressed in a flower-patterned housecoat.

From Reuters

Related Words

• bathrobe
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