housedress

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US/ˈhaʊsˌdɹɛs/

noun

A simple dress suitable for housework

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Meanings

nounhousedress (plural housedresses)

plural housedresses

  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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dusterhousefrock

Origin

From house + dress.

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Cite this entry
APA

housedress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/housedress

MLA

“housedress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/housedress. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “housedress,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/housedress.

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