bathrobe

[ bath-rohb, bahth- ]

/ ˈbæθˌroʊb, ˈbɑθ- /

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noun

a long, loose, coat-like garment, often tied with a belt of the same material, worn before and after a bath, over sleepwear, or as leisure wear at home.

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Origin of bathrobe

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; bath¹ + robe

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Examples from the Web for bathrobe

Why does Don sit out in the cold at the end of the episode—alone on his balcony in his bathrobe?
Jon Hamm on the Final Season of ‘Mad Men’ and the Advice He Got From Bryan Cranston and Tina Fey|Andrew Romano|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His little dogs greeted him, yapping and licking, climbing up the front of his bathrobe.
The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis|Richard Ben Cramer|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Take a picture hugging a guest while wearing his or her bathrobe?
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A middle-aged man in his bathrobe shakes his fist at the rising sun.
Gary Shteyngart: How I Write|Noah Charney|December 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Twenty minutes later, when Zanzi returned, Travolta was alone and wearing a bathrobe.
8 Juiciest Bits From Latest Lawsuit Against John Travolta|Maria Elena Fernandez|June 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
When Tippy, in her bathrobe and with a candle, came down the dark hall to fumble at the door and let me in, I didn't say a word.
Georgina's Service Stars|Annie Fellows Johnston
Im getting into my bathrobe the quickest I can, and Doris kicked a shoe under the bed.
Betty Lee, Freshman|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
Colonel Hathaway, still weak and nervous, stood trembling in his bathrobe when Mary Louise came to him.
Mary Louise and the Liberty Girls|Edith Van Dyne (AKA L. Frank Baum)
Donning his bathrobe and slippers he stepped into the hallway and listened.
The Substitute Prisoner|Max Marcin
The captain put on his bathrobe, then went to the window and sat down there.
Cursed|George Allan England

British Dictionary definitions for bathrobe

bathrobe

/ (ˈbɑːθˌrəʊb) /

noun

a loose-fitting garment of towelling, for wear before or after a bath or swimming

US and Canadian a dressing gown

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