Definition of "housecoat" [housecoat]

• A woman's garment, usually long and loose, used for informal wear at home. (noun)

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• "I was bundled up in housecoat, hospital blankets and my little urine bag rested by me feet on the footrest of the wheelchair."
• "Assuming that her housecoat was appropriate under islam, iOW long, modest, very covering, etc, no one would know the status of her undies."
• "She loved showing me her '60s glamour shots as much as she loved who she was while in her "housecoat" cooking us the most awesome dinners."