bathrobenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbɑːθ.rəʊb/us/ˈbæθ.roʊb/a loose piece of clothing like a coat, usually made of thick towelling material, worn informally inside the house, especially before or after a bath
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dressing gown
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Nightwear
- dressing gown
- jimjams
- negligée
- nightcap
- nightclothes
- nightdress
- nightgown
- nightie
- nightshirt
- nightwear
- pajama
- pajamas
- PJs
- pyjama
- pyjamas
- robe
Examples from literature
- Donning his bathrobe and slippers he stepped into the hallway and listened.
- He had his bathrobe on and his face was all clean.
- He rose and took a bathrobe from a hook on the door.
- His chum had thrown a bathrobe over his pajamas.
- I emerged and sat in a borrowed bathrobe the rest of the evening.