granny dress

noun

Definition of granny dressnext
as in tea gown

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Recent Examples of granny dress Comes complete with an old granny dress, purse and wig. — Katey Clifford, oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for granny dress
  1. kimono
  2. sheath
  3. shirtwaist
  4. sack
  5. sundress
  6. shift
  7. housedress
  8. jumper
Noun
  • Outside the Dolby Theatre, the world order was busy falling apart; inside, people in kilts and kimonos and kaffiyehs were waiting to see who’d win Best Actress.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The flowers also appear on merchandise ranging from postcards to kimonos.
    — Katherine LaGrave, AFAR Media, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of kimono
Noun
  • Investigators identified him as a suspect, in part, after comparing the DNA profile on the knife sheath to those filed in consumer databases and building a family tree.
    — Mike Baker, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Carrion said, referencing the protective plastic sheaths that trading cards are put into.
    — Larry Holder, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Definition of sheath
Noun
  • In President Donald Trump’s idealized framing, the United States was at its zenith in the 1890s, when top hats and shirtwaists were fashionable and typhoid fever often killed more soldiers than combat.
    — Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
  • About 18 years ago, thick poison ivy covered 64 headstones in Staten Island’s Baron Hirsch Cemetery, including the one belonging to Beckie Neubauer, a 19-year-old Austrian immigrant who died in the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire.
    — Maria Cramer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Definition of shirtwaist
Noun
  • Reddick finished with 14 tackles and one sack, his lowest total since 2019.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Lawrence, who agreed to a three-year deal with the Seahawks, was a second-round draft pick by Dallas in 2013 and signed the biggest contract for a defensive player in club history six years later, after consecutive seasons with double-digit sacks.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of sack
Noun
  • Reef Water Vista Sandals $60 $34 at Amazon Reef’s sandals can be dressed up with sundresses or paired with denim shorts for a casual look to go sightseeing.
    — Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
  • In August of that year, on vacation, a purple sundress caught my eye.
    — Amy Slenker-Smith, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of sundress
Noun
  • In the court documents, the prosecuting attorney wrote that Jones did operate a legitimate business at one point but there was a shift in August 2018.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Despite these hurdles, audio enclaves present a fundamental shift in sound control.
    — Jiaxin Zhong, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of shift
Noun
  • Sometimes it’s called a housedress.
    — Rachel King, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2020
  • My answer: the housedress.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 9 June 2020
Definition of housedress
Noun
  • But at their core, these seven building jumpers seem primarily motivated by the love of hanging out with their bros.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
  • With a structurally textbook jumper, tremendous athleticism and positional versatility, Williams was touted as one of the more complete players in the 2020 recruiting class.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of jumper

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“Granny dress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granny%20dress. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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