housecoat
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈhaʊsˌkoʊt/
:
batín
- We see Henry and Rarer open the door and see Fran Krugman standing there in her housecoat, distraught.
- wearing a housecoat
- pink housecoat
- housecoat and slippers
Examples
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Huh? She was dressed in a faded pink housecoat, and her voice was high.
Fiction book (1997) -
Weary and sleepless, she'd emerged from her bedroom, wearing her housecoat and slippers.
Fiction book (1991) -
A woman appears in a housecoat in the yellow domestic light behind the door.
Fiction book (1994) -
Let me get your housecoat.
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The girl stood dressed in a long housecoat, solid black with large black buttons.
Fiction book (1993) -
Two old ladies in housecoats stare at him through the windows.
Fiction book (1996) -
" The old woman was draped over her porch swing in her housecoat.
Fiction book (2000) -
At the first sign of day, she put on a housecoat and slippers and went to the thicket.
Fiction book (1998) -
Mrs. Zarpas, wearing a housecoat, her gray hair down in braids, sticks her head out.
Fiction book (1990) -
My mom was standing at the kitchen counter, wearing a housecoat with a couple of hair clips in her hair.
Synonyms
10
7.4
A light, loose robe women wear at night or at home
8
2.8
A long loose robe you wear over night clothes before getting dressed or while relaxing at home
8
4.8
A loose piece of clothing like a robe to wear for warmth or modesty
1
9.9
A loose, light robe that women wear over night clothes
1
9.5
A loose, light dressing gown a woman wears at home, often made of silk
A long loose piece of clothing worn over night clothes at home
A comfortable robe you wear at home to relax or after a shower
A short informal housecoat women wear at home over other clothes
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word housecoat comes from two simple English words: house ('home') and coat ('outer clothes'). So a housecoat is a coat you wear at home, a loose, comfortable robe for relaxing or after a bath.