bathrobe

American  

[bath-rohb, bahth-] / ˈbæθˌroʊb, ˈbɑθ- /

noun

1. 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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bathrobe British  

/ ˈbɑːθˌrəʊb /

noun

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

2. a dressing gown

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Etymology

Origin of bathrobe

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; bath ¹ + robe

Example Sentences

Many luxury hotels let you buy the bathrobe or the fancy moisturizer in the bathroom.

From The Wall Street Journal

He looked like a man in his bathrobe who’d come outside to see all the neighborhood confusion.

From The Wall Street Journal

She had received a full-length down bathrobe from my stepfather sometime in the late 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal

In another, Maxwell and magician David Copperfield, both in bathrobes, embrace in front of white columns.

From The Wall Street Journal

“But I would not recognize u in the wild without the bathrobe.”

From Los Angeles Times

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