housedress

noun

housedress

noun

US /ˈhaʊsˌdɹɛs/

Etymology From house + dress.

1

A simple dress suitable for housework

Betty Schlafer, head honcho of the Airport Cafe, is wearing a housedress with a purple floral design; a brooch filled with colored stones is pinned to her collar.1988 October 7, Judy Robb, “Restaurant Tours: a diner to fly for”, in Chicago Reader:

Derived terms: housedressed

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