Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A loose garment worn in bed by women and girls. Also called nightdress.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. A garment mainly worn by women for sleeping in.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. A loose gown used for undress; also, a gown used for a sleeping garment.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. 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.
- n. A night-dress for women, high in the neck, with long sleeves, and covering the whole person.
- n. A night-dress for men.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. 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).
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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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The young man looked quite decent in his light yellow costume, a kind of nightgown without sleeves.
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In particular, such things as buying shoes for comfort, becoming excited at the prospect of making soup, purchasing a bread-maker, and investing in a pair of proper pyjamas or a nightgown (the use of the term "nightgown" is a sign in itself that the clock is ticking).
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For the Court, detaining Iris Mena in handcuffs, in her nightgown, for just being in the house posed no problem.
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She was dressed only in a thin nightgown and was not allowed to put on any additional clothes despite the cold temperature.
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