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brunch coat

American  

noun

  1. a knee-length housecoat.


Etymology

Origin of brunch coat

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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Try wearing your black brassiere on top of your canary-yellow shantung brunch coat and get back to me.

From Slate

She wore a pale blue brunch coat.

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