housedress

English

Etymology

house +‎ dress

Noun

housedress (plural housedresses)

1. A simple dress suitable for housework
   • 1988 October 7, Judy Robb, “Restaurant Tours: a diner to fly for”, Chicago Reader:

     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.