granny dress

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Recent Examples of granny dress Comes complete with an old granny dress, purse and wig. Katey Clifford, oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2020
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Noun
  • In Arashiyama, enjoy a kimono fitting before strolling through the Bamboo Grove and visiting Tenryuji Temple, where Zen aesthetics influence both garden design and cuisine.
    Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Sutras would be carried in a pouch or scraps of cloth with the name of a god sewn into kimonos.
    Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Forensic technicians tested the sheath for DNA evidence, ultimately recovering a sample on the snap.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Flavors of peach, citrus blossom, and guava are wrapped in a sheath of brilliant acidity.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Ballet flats, separates, the shirtwaist dress, spaghetti straps on evening gowns, strapless swimsuits and athletic-friendly designs were among her creations.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 10 June 2025
  • In President Donald Trump’s idealized framing, the United States was at its zenith in the 1890s, when top hats and shirtwaists were fashionable and typhoid fever often killed more soldiers than combat.
    Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Hendrickson proved to be too much, and Suamataia was benched for Morris after allowing two sacks and taking two holding penalties in the second half.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Miami’s defense has recorded 12 sacks and 16 tackles for loss in the wins over Texas A&M and Ohio State.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Gomez clung to summer style in a white sundress.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Thousands have gathered not in grief, but in unity—dressed in red, white, and blue, with MAGA hats, sundresses, and a palpable sense of purpose.
    Amanda Castro Mandy Taheri Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Officers in certain other units, such as foot patrol and community resource officers, had been transferred to nightly patrol shifts.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The company also highlighted its shift toward a Robot-as-a-Service model, indicating readiness for global commercial deployment rather than experimental use.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • These styles—like the retro housedress—are from another era of fashion that’s catching up as a trend today, so we’re thrilled to see that this cozy, refined staple of mid-century sleepwear is having a little renaissance.
    Clint Davis, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Spring/Summer 2023 collection was sunny, optimistic, and breezy—no doubt lead by its hero piece, the signature nightgown, a misnomer for the flowy, bohemian housedress that put the brand on the map.
    Lauren Caruso, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Aug. 2022
Noun
  • Guard Jimmy Black added a 10-foot jumper, Doherty hit a free throw and Worthy added two more baskets to put North Carolina ahead 55-47.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Miami freshman Shelton Henderson has been noted to me as a player to keep an eye on early due to his athleticism and size on the wing at 6-6 with long arms, even if the jumper remains a work in progress.
    Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025

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“Granny dress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granny%20dress. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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