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nightdress

[ nahyt-dres ]

/ ˈnaɪtˌdrɛs /

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noun

nightclothes.

a nightgown.

Origin of nightdress

First recorded in 1705–15; night + dress

Words nearby nightdress

night-sky light, night-time, nightcap, nightclothes, nightclub, nightdress, nightfall, nightglow, nightgown, nighthawk, nightie

Example sentences from the Web for nightdress

For at that very moment Amina, in her nightdress, lamp in hand, emerges from a window in the mill roof.

The Complete Opera Book |Gustav Kobb
The usher, in nightdress and slippers, was rolling his angry eyes on me.

The Ink-Stain, Complete |Rene Bazin
Thank God,” I said to myself, “she cannot be far, as she is only in her nightdress.

Dracula |Bram Stoker
Up from the gate, her nightdress hanging about her feet, her hair pale in the dim light, came the little girl.

Shapes that Haunt the Dusk |Various

As I came close, she put up her hand in her sleep and pulled the collar of her nightdress close round her throat.

Dracula |Bram Stoker

British Dictionary definitions for nightdress

nightdress

/ (ˈnaɪtˌdrɛs) /

noun

British a loose dress worn in bed by women Also called: nightgown, nightie