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housedress

American  
[hous-dres] / ˈhaʊsˌdrɛs /

noun

  1. a relatively simple and inexpensive dress suitable for housework.


Etymology

Origin of housedress

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; house + dress

Example Sentences

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A homely housedress that belonged to Alma pulls crucial storytelling duties.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 5, 2021

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

Park ranger Carrie Todd, costumed in a 1930s housedress and bib apron, sits on the narrow back porch.

From Washington Post Nov. 12, 2015

Behind it was a small white-haired woman in a flowered housedress.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

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