bathrobe

noun

bath·​robe ˈbath-ˌrōb How to pronounce bathrobe (audio)
ˈbäth-
: a loose often absorbent robe worn before and after bathing or as a dressing gown

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Each guest also gets a pair of slippers and a bathrobe. Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025 Fernandez answered the door at her Bronx home late Friday afternoon wearing a bathrobe and eating a vanilla ice cream cone. Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025 Read more Hailey Bieber and Justin Bieber Put Breakup Rumors to Bed in His-and-Hers Robe Coats Except Justin’s might actually be a bathrobe. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 22 Mar. 2025 Boot Tan Fest sells bathrobes, too, for those who don’t already have one. Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bathrobe

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First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bathrobe was in 1834

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“Bathrobe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bathrobe. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.

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bathrobe

noun
bath·​robe ˈbath-ˌrōb How to pronounce bathrobe (audio)
ˈbȧth-
: a loose robe worn before or after bathing or as a dressing gown

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