: a loose often absorbent robe worn before and after bathing or as a dressing gown

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Marble bathrooms feature rainfall showers, Malin+Goetz bath products, and plush bathrobes. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026 Few things feel quite as luxurious as slipping on a bathrobe. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026 Monogrammed towels, bathrobes and slippers featuring the hotel’s initials, and mineral water in cut glass decanters lend additional touches of luxury. — Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026 At the Savoy Hotel in London, a year or so after the 1997 Academy Awards, Harvey Weinstein received Leigh in his room in a bathrobe, a young woman seated in the corner. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bathrobe

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bathrobe was in 1834

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“Bathrobe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bathrobe. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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bathrobe

noun
: a loose robe worn before or after bathing or as a dressing gown
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