smoking jacket

American  

noun

1. a loose-fitting jacket for men, often of a heavy fabric and trimmed with braid, worn indoors, especially as a lounging jacket.

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smoking jacket British  

noun

1. a man's comfortable jacket of velvet, etc, closed by a tie belt or fastenings, worn at home

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Etymology

Origin of smoking jacket

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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smoking jacket

To the left, the outline of three cloaked bodies huddle around a well but the most striking character stands confidently in the centre, heavy fringed and resplendent in a plum-coloured velvet smoking jacket.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2024

Kwan’s crimson tux with “Punk” emblazoned across the back was a custom piece from the L.A. label Goodfight — a smoking jacket version of a cardigan Yeoh’s character, Evelyn, wore in the movie.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 13, 2023

But sharp colors such as Max’s velvet red smoking jacket as well as all costuming really shines during the “Springtime for Hitler” song.

From Washington Times ● May 12, 2021

Wait, there’s Iain Duncan-Smith in a smoking jacket, giving me notes on my 100-stanza poem about a magic breakfast.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 26, 2020

He read the article and choked, spitting liquid onto his smoking jacket.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole