housecoat

American  

[hous-koht] / ˈhaʊsˌkoʊt /

noun

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

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housecoat British  

/ ˈhaʊsˌkəʊt /

noun

1. a woman's loose robelike informal garment

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Etymology

Origin of housecoat

First recorded in 1915–20; house + coat

Example Sentences

My grandmother, G, shuffles into the room in her neon-pink housecoat.

From Literature

Before I was in high school, when my friends asked why she wore stained dresses or took the bus in her housecoat.

From Los Angeles Times

She and a friend now film skits for social media: they dress up as elderly women, in headscarves and housecoats, contorting their faces and cackling into the camera.

From BBC

She wore her flowing blue housecoat with the moonflower pattern, and she had her makeup on already.

From Literature

Hastily dressed in overcoats and housecoats, a group of older people look at the photographer, and at least one man has lacerations on his face.

From New York Times

Related Words

• bathrobe
• costume
• dress
• frock
• garment
• kimono
• vestment