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housecoat

[ hous-koht ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

housecoat

/ ˈhaʊsˌkəʊt /

First recorded in 1915–20; house + coat

She was lying on a couch, wearing a housecoat, and didn't look up from the magazine in front of her.

She was wearing a gay housecoat of Betty's, too tight in just the right places.

Her hair was uncombed and she wore a brilliant red housecoat.

Unshaven, in a housecoat and bare feet, with long toenails and red eyes.

He was tall and fit and muscular, his brown calves flashing through the vent of his housecoat.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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