"housedressed" meaning in English

See housedressed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From housedress + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|housedress|ed}} housedress + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} housedressed (not comparable)
  1. Wearing a housedress. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-housedressed-en-adj--jHNiu6i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed

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          "ref": "1915 March, Harper’s Bazaar, volume L, number 3, page 107",
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