brunch coat
- noun
- Archaic
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- She answered the door in her floral brunch coat, surprised to see visitors so early.
Examples
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She wore a beautiful brunch coat while preparing breakfast.
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The elegant brunch coat was a popular choice for women in the 1950s.
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After breakfast, she slipped into her brunch coat to tidy up the kitchen.
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Is that your new brunch coat?
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After breakfast, she slipped into her brunch coat to tidy up the kitchen.
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She answered the door in her floral brunch coat, surprised to see visitors so early.
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She wore a stylish brunch coat over her pajamas while relaxing at home.
Synonyms
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4.8
A loose piece of clothing like a robe to wear for warmth or modesty
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3.9
A loose comfortable robe often worn by women at home after a bath or to relax
A soft jacket a man wears at home often tied with a belt
How Informal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The components 'brunch' + 'coat' transparently signal a garment related to brunch, so a B1 learner would likely infer it is a kind of coat. However, the precise sense — a short, informal housecoat or wrapper worn at home over other clothes — is more specific than simply 'a coat you wear to brunch' and could be misinterpreted as an outdoor coat for going out, so the meaning is not fully predictable from the parts.
Etymology
Brunch coat probably comes from brunch, a late morning meal, and coat, because women would put on this short, light garment after breakfast when they were still at home to answer the door or do small jobs. So, the name came to mean 'a woman's short, informal housecoat worn over other clothes'.