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Meaning of "housedress" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOUSEDRESS

housedress  [ˈhaʊsdres] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOUSEDRESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Housedress is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOUSEDRESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

housedress

House dress

A house dress is a type of simple dress worn informally in the mornings at home for household chores or for quick errands. The term first originated in the late nineteenth century to describe at-home garments designed for maximum practicality and usually made from washable fabrics. It is directly descended from the Mother Hubbard dress. Such dresses were a necessary part of the housewife's wardrobe in the early twentieth century and could be widely purchased through mail-order catalogues. Although an informal garment, the house dress, particularly during the 1950s, was intended to be stylish and feminine as well as serviceable. The concept of attractive house dresses was popularised in the late 1910s by Nell Donnelly Reed, who established her house dress company in 1919. The company, renamed Nelly Don after Reed's retirement, quickly became one of the most successful American clothing manufacturers of the 20th century. Some designers became known for house dress designs, such as Claire McCardell, whose 1942 'popover' wrap dress was equally wearable as a house dress, a dressing-gown, a beach cover-up or even a party dress.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOUSEDRESS


anchoress
ˈæŋkəˌres
antistress
æntɪstres
Baleares
baleˈares
conqueress
ˈkɒŋkəres
derepress
ˌdiːrɪˈpres
jointuress
ˈdʒɔɪntjəˌres
maxidress
ˈmæksɪˌdres
millionairess
ˌmɪlɪəˈneəres
outdress
ˌaʊtˈdres
overpress
ˌəʊvəˈpres
prepress
priːˈpres
reexpress
ˌriːɪkˈspres
rockcress
ˈrɒkˌkres
sweaterdress
ˈswetərˌdres
tendresse
tɑ̃dres

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOUSEDRESS

house-warming
house-warming party
houseboat
houseboater
housebound
houseboy
housebreak
housebreaker
housebreaking
housecarl
housecoat
housefather
houseflies
housefly
housefront
houseful
household
household ammonia
household appliances
household arts

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOUSEDRESS

A-line dress
actress
address
cocktail dress
contact address
cross-dress
direct address
dress
evening dress
fancy dress
formal dress
headdress
home address
IP address
mailing address
party dress
redress
sundress
undress
web address
wedding dress

Synonyms and antonyms of housedress in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «housedress» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOUSEDRESS

Find out the translation of housedress to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of housedress from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «housedress» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

housedress
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bata
570 millions of speakers

English

housedress
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

housedress
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

housedress
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

housedress
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

housedress
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

housedress
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

robe d´intérieur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rumah tangga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hauskleid
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

housedress
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

housedress
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Housedress
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

housedress
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

housedress
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घरमालक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

housedress
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vestaglia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

housedress
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

housedress
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

capot
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

housedress
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

housedress
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

housedress
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dress
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of housedress

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOUSEDRESS»

The term «housedress» is normally little used and occupies the 133.902 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOUSEDRESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «housedress» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «housedress» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about housedress

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOUSEDRESS»

Discover the use of housedress in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to housedress and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Superstar in a housedress: the life and legend of Jackie Curtis
Presents a biography of the cross-dressing performer who was a friend and collaborator of Andy Warhol that incorporates a time line, collected interviews, and selections from Jackie Curtis' writings.
Craig B. Highberger, 2005
2
Face to Face: A Reader in the World
With a reader’s perspective and a master writer’s skill, critically acclaimed novelist Lynne Sharon Schwartz takes on the world at large Communication, while essential, is almost impossible to maintain perfectly—a truism Lynne Sharon ...
Lynne Sharon Schwartz, 2012
3
The Modern Jewish Girl's Guide to Guilt
My mother got up and put on a housedress almost every single day, except of course on the Sabbath, when she got dressed up and went to synagogue. ( Dressing up always involved another esoteric garment of those days, the girdle — but ...
Ruth Andrew Ellenson, 2006
4
Fences
COSTUME INVENTORY— ROSE Aqua Chenille Bathrobe Black & Red Check Dress Rower Print Housedress Yellow Housedress Burgundy Housedress Black Mourning Dress White Church Dress Green Cardigan Sweater Tan Print ...
August Wilson, 1986
5
More Ghosts in the Valley
I have heard of only one lady who was so casual as to make her re-appearance in this world in nothing more glamorous than a simple cotton housedress. That's just what the spirit, if such it be, of a former resident of Feasterville, Pennsylvania,  ...
Adi-Kent Thomas Jeffrey
6
The Ladies' Garment Worker
HOUSEDRESS AND KIMONO WORKERS LOCAL 41 Much that has been said about Local No. SO is equally applicable to Local No. 41. The membership of this union is likewise composed of young girls who manifest keen enthusiasm for ...
‎1918
7
Willows Are Bending
A retail clerk today wouldn't know what a customer was talking about if she was asked where the customer could find the housedress department. But, even in those days, Mother seldom bought hers. She made them, first purchasing enough  ...
Jean Phillips, 2006
8
Tire Patch Cookies are Good for the Soul
My own mother would put on an old housedress (more about the housedress later), an apron, and possibly a bandana around her head, and she'd take care of the vacuuming and things in that, but, pearls and high heels, no. This takes me to  ...
Janet McCanless, 2013
9
The Rules of '48
Somewhere in that crowd stands a pathetic creature; usually an overweightlady with flowered housedress andthinning hair, or a geriatric gentleman who leansona cane.These arepeople whohave cometo see their stored households soldto ...
Jack Cady, 2008
10
Run Lizzy Run
Her housedress was pink with large yellow flowers and faded blue stripes, and snapped down the back. As I looked at Annie walking away, I noticed the snaps on her housedress were snapped as if she was doing a crossword puzzle, ...
Bridgett West, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOUSEDRESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term housedress is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Marisa Tomei Scratches and Claws Her Way To 'Spider-Man'
She is heavily wrinkled with white hair and wears a demure high-collared housedress and apron. Other defended the choice of Tomei. «2paragraphs.com, Jul 15»
2
Class Struggles
In his favorite one, she was seated in a housedress, looking lovingly into the camera. He sometimes despaired, Blanca said. Every day after ... «Pacific Standard, Jul 15»
3
A bumpy journey of self-discovery in 'Out of Sterno'
Trading her drab housedress for a leopard-skin jumpsuit, Dotty starts to discover things about her abilities, her possibilities, her self. «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
4
The Foreteller
Like most days, Mrs. Parrott wore a gingham housedress and a red bandana that kept her prematurely gray hair out of her tired eyes. The windows were open ... «Palm Springs Life, Jun 15»
5
Obsessed TV Report Card: The Astronaut Wives Club
... is figuring out which of their attitudes are actually emblematic of the times, and which are just counting on the housedress era to justify them. «Glamour, Jun 15»
6
Former Minnesotan takes a tour of 'Atomic America' in new book
... summer of 2007, taking pictures of everything from abandoned fall-out shelters (with a woman mannequin wearing a 1950s housedress) to a ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jun 15»
7
Ocean Beach
... an abandoned building, but an elderly woman was standing in the lines, wearing a darkly flowered housedress and staring at the ground. «San Diego Reader, Jun 15»
8
Mindy Kaling Debuts Sleek New Bob on Instagram
Just a girl in her housedress drinking mini bar vodka, getting ready to go to her book publisher's party. Thanks @cnaselli for the dreamy cut. «India West, Jun 15»
9
Mindy Kaling Debuts Short Bob At BookCon And Veuve Clicquot …
Just a girl in her housedress drinking mini bar vodka, getting ready to go to her book publisher's party. Thanks @cnaselli for the dreamy cut. «Fashion & Style, Jun 15»
10
Gwyneth's plans for world domination, Mindy Kaling's new bob
Just a girl in her housedress drinking mini bar vodka, getting ready to go to her book publisher's party. Thanks @cnaselli for the dreamy cut. «Inquirer.net, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Housedress [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/housedress>. Apr 2024 ».
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