housecoat
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of housecoat
Example Sentences
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A photo, published on social media, shows the activist in what appears to be a prison housecoat hugging her father.
From BBC • Nov. 12, 2024
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 • Nov. 21, 2023
"I only have the TV, the fridge and a lamp," she said, dressed in a flower-patterned housecoat.
From Reuters • Oct. 19, 2022
Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett showcase all manner of enviable hats, coats and wiggle dresses throughout the course of this film – but it’s Blanchett’s chic jammies and tartan housecoat that provide lounging aspiration.
From The Guardian • Dec. 25, 2019
The housecoat must be old because the fabric is worn thin at the elbows and around the butt area.
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
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