nightdress
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈnaɪtˌdrɛs/
- UK
:
camisón
- Exhausted from the day's activities, she changed into a comfortable nightdress before going to sleep.
- a flannel nightdress
- wearing a nightdress
- a blue nightdress
Examples
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I've got my rollers in my hair, a long nightdress, the top of a pair of old pyjamas...
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Exhausted by the long day, Ada shyly dons her long white nightdress in the bathroom and jumps quickly into bed.
Fiction book (2001) -
And give this nightdress away.
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That looks like me in my pretty nightdress.
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Can I borrow a nightdress?
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You watch her pull a nightdress on over her head, smooth it down over her hips.
Fiction book (1996) -
I was in my long flannel nightdress and had gone into the kitchen to say goodnight to my mother.
Fiction book (1994) -
Bathsheba, in a nightdress, peers inside the barn to find the men, including Troy, passed out.
Fiction book (1998) -
After taking a shower, she put on her nightdress and settled down to read.
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The little girl twirled around in her new nightdress, feeling like a princess.
Synonyms
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1.0
A loose dress that women and girls wear to sleep
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1.0
A loose dress worn in bed to sleep
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3.3
A loose, comfortable dress women wear for sleeping
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1.1
Clothes like pajamas or nightgowns worn for sleeping
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5.5
A short loose dress for women with a high waist and soft fabric
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1.4
Clothes you wear in bed for sleeping
A loose dress that women wear in bed
Clothes you wear in bed for sleeping, like pajamas
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Etymology
Nightdress comes from night ('the time when it is dark') and dress ('a piece of clothing'). That's why a nightdress is a loose dress you wear in bed, like a nightgown.