Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A loose garment worn in bed by women and girls.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A loose gown worn in one's chamber, at night or in the daytime; a dressing-gown; a robe de chambre; a negligée gown or house-dress, for either men or women.
- noun A night-dress for women, high in the neck, with long sleeves, and covering the whole person.
- noun A night-dress for men.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A loose gown used for undress; also, a gown used for a sleeping garment.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
garment mainly worn by women for sleeping in.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women
Etymologies
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Examples
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Jareth was half asleep when Sarah came out of the bathroom now wearing a beige satin nightgown and matching robe.
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And, Betsy, be sure Molly's nightgown is buttoned up all the way.
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Obviously she says yes, in an excited flutter (notice the bed and her nightgown are all white).
Samantha Zalaznick: Mad Men Finale Recap: Happily Ever After?
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Obviously she says yes, in an excited flutter (notice the bed and her nightgown are all white).
Samantha Zalaznick: Mad Men Finale Recap: Happily Ever After?
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Obviously she says yes, in an excited flutter (notice the bed and her nightgown are all white).
Samantha Zalaznick: Mad Men Finale Recap: Happily Ever After?
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Initially, though, my nightgown was a huge step up from the ratty old T-shirts I used to wear to bed.
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Initially, though, my nightgown was a huge step up from the ratty old T-shirts I used to wear to bed.
Meredith C. Carroll: The Whooping Cough of Aspen Fashion Week
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Now this was paralysis; for the nightgown is a recent institution.
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Initially, though, my nightgown was a huge step up from the ratty old T-shirts I used to wear to bed.
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Maybe you even get to see the pope in his "nightgown"?
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