hooverette
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2ADJ.
double, snug-fitting
VERB + HOOVERETTE
include, wore
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noun
A simple housedress with robe-style sash and wrap front, worn especially in United States in the 1930s and 1940s, with one section overlapping another; when dirty, the overlap could be reversed so a clean section was on top again, reducing
The Hooverette can be worn as a dress or as an apron.
“I have so few opportunities to wear such a dress, that I thought I'd better take every one that offered.” “In Paris you would need such a frock every evening,” observed Lynnette admiringly. “I'd rather stay at home and wear Hooverettes […]”
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Hooverette.
Cotton broadcloth hooverette gives double service by reversing the overlapping front
And over her dress she wore the hooverette. She didn't wear it for any hygienic purpose, only to protect her dress.
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6The Hooverette can be worn as a dress or as an apron.
Wiktionary“I have so few opportunities to wear such a dress, that I thought I'd better take every one that offered.” “In Paris you would need such a frock every evening,” observed Lynnette admiringly. “I'd rath
WiktionaryDuring this period, Sears, Roebuck and Company sold Hooverettes, which were inexpensive, simple, wraparound dresses. They were reversible, so the whole dress could be flipped inside out for a differen
WiktionaryCotton broadcloth hooverette gives double service by reversing the overlapping front
WiktionaryAnd over her dress she wore the hooverette. She didn't wear it for any hygienic purpose, only to protect her dress.
WiktionaryWHAT TO LOOK FOR: SMOCKS include the snug-fitting hooverette, […]
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