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housedress

American  
[haus-dres] / ˈhaʊsˌdrɛs /

noun

  1. a relatively simple and inexpensive dress suitable for housework.


Etymology

Origin of housedress

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; house + dress


Example Sentences

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After losing Alma, Beth sleeps with the housedress for comfort.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2021

The type who gets a smile from a cop even if she’s crossing Broadway in her oldest Terylene housedress.

From The New Yorker ● Feb. 26, 2017

As Laura, she traded in the housedress of countless sitcom wives and clad her dancer’s legs in Capri pants that were as fashionable as they were suited to a modern American woman.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 25, 2017

Park ranger Carrie Todd, costumed in a 1930s housedress and bib apron, sits on the narrow back porch.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 12, 2015

She tucked a loose hair behind my ear and handed me a tissue from the front pocket of her housedress.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

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