housedress
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of housedress
Example Sentences
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After losing Alma, Beth sleeps with the housedress for comfort.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2021
A woman in a housedress and Elvis sunglasses directed us a few minutes outside Pignola where we found the Ristorante Pizzeria Le Fiamme.
From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2018
The type who gets a smile from a cop even if she’s crossing Broadway in her oldest Terylene housedress.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 26, 2017
As Laura, she traded in the housedress of countless sitcom wives for Capri pants that were as fashionable as they were suited to a modern American woman.
From Washington Times • Jan. 26, 2017
In the back room, she tucked a few wayward strands into the hair bun at her nape and tied an apron over her housedress.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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