housecoat
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Definition of housecoat
: a woman's often long-skirted informal garment for wear around the house
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In June 2017, a report documents Reinking jumping into a pool in a woman’s housecoat and threatening lifeguards. — William Lee, chicagotribune.com, "Waffle House shooting, other incidents show burden of dealing with family member with mental illness," 3 May 2018 The pool director told the responding officer that a man in his 20s barged into the pool wearing a pink women's housecoat, the report states. — Doug Criss, CNN, "The Waffle House shooting suspect had his guns taken away -- twice," 23 Apr. 2018 Its chief life lessons are: Never judge a granny by her housecoat; middle-aged parents are stupid but well-intentioned; and even Queen Elizabeth II occasionally passes wind. — Ben Brantley, New York Times, "Regressing in London With Meat Loaf and Adrian Mole," 15 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'housecoat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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housecoat
noun
English Language Learners Definition of housecoat
: an informal and often long and loose piece of clothing that is worn by a woman at home
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