Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woman's garment, usually long and loose, used for informal wear at home.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a loose dressing gown for women.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
bathrobe .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a loose dressing gown for women
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Examples
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I was bundled up in housecoat, hospital blankets and my little urine bag rested by me feet on the footrest of the wheelchair.
Big Deal Dave Hingsburger 2007
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Assuming that her housecoat was appropriate under islam, iOW long, modest, very covering, etc, no one would know the status of her undies.
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She loved showing me her '60s glamour shots as much as she loved who she was while in her "housecoat" cooking us the most awesome dinners.
Hello, Princess 2009
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She invited the media into her hospital room and let them photograph her in a housecoat.
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The yellow dress will be cut down the front and worn as a housecoat over a night dress.
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Shasta imagined herself stumbling down the desolate halls of the psych ward as an old senile woman, utterly alone in the depths of dementia, wearing a cheap housecoat and sock monkey slippers.
It's A Boutique Hotel Now, I Hear Misti Rainwater-Lites 2012
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You probably saw one on the 6 o'clock news -- when they arrest her she's usually wearing a confused look, a housecoat & bedroom slippers on the wrong feet. lol
Wildlife Obsession Turns Into Strange Poaching Case in PA 2009
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She invited the media into her hospital room and let them photograph her in a housecoat.
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You probably saw one on the 6 o'clock news -- when they arrest her she's usually wearing a confused look, a housecoat & bedroom slippers on the wrong feet. lol
Wildlife Obsession Turns Into Strange Poaching Case in PA 2009
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She took a hand-embroidered handkerchief out of her housecoat pocket and wiped my eyes.
Brooklyn Story Suzanne Corso 2011
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