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Nightclothes

noun
1.
Garments designed to be worn in bed.  Synonyms: nightwear, sleepwear.






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"Nightclothes" Quotes from Famous Books



... boudoir, he beheld the door of the private recess open, and Barbara within it, standing with her arms clasped tightly round the neck of her Edmond, and her mouth on his. The shawl which she had thrown round her nightclothes had slipped from her shoulders, and her long white robe and pale face lent her the blanched appearance of a second statue embracing the first. Between her kisses, she apostrophized it in a low murmur of ...
— A Group of Noble Dames • Thomas Hardy

... her,'and said it was fearful!—beyond blasphemy! and that she looked like a Bible witch, sitting up drinking and swearing and glaring in her nightclothes and nightcap. She was on a journey into Hungary, and claimed the hospitality of the castle on her way there. Both were widows. Well, it was a quarter to twelve. The Electress dropped back on her pillow, as ...
— The Shaving of Shagpat • George Meredith



Words linked to "Nightclothes" :   clothing, vesture, nightdress, pyjama, habiliment, wear, nightshirt, plural, pj's, pajama, night-robe, nightie, article of clothing, nightgown, jammies, wearable, gown, nightwear



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