nightdressn.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪtdrɛs/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪtˌdrɛs/

Forms: see night n. and dress n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., dress n.

Etymology: < night n. + dress n.

A loose garment worn or intended to be worn in bed; (now) spec. such a garment worn by a woman or child. Also: = nightclothes n. 1 (now archaic).

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific purpose > nightwear

night-gear1560

nightclothes1567

nightdress?c1663

bed-apparel1822

nightwear1886

sleeping-suit1897

slumberwear1909

sleep-wear1935

sleepsuit1958

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > dress, robe, or gown > types of > for specific purpose > for wear during the night

wyliecoat1634

nightdress?c1663

bedgown1756

robe de nuit1823

nightgown1824

nightie1863

?c1663 B. Whitelocke Diary (1990) 317 The Q[ueen]..excused her habit, that..she appeared in her night dresse being not well.

1714 A. Pope Rape of Lock (new ed.) iv. 32 The Fair ones feel such Maladies as these, When each new Night-Dress gives a new Disease.

1776 H. Brooke Fool of Quality (rev. ed.) IV. xvii. 119 [She] put on a sumptuous bedgown, with a suitable night-dress for her head.

1799 C. B. Brown Edgar Huntly II. 68 My uncle, in his night-dress, and apparently just risen from his bed, stood before me!

1836 E. Howard Rattlin li Bounding down the hill, in her night-dress.

1865 G. O. Trevelyan Cawnpore 9 A silk shirt and linen drawers, the universal night dress of the East.

1897 M. L. Hughes Mediterranean Fever v. 188 The comfort of this form of garment, be it night-dress or suit, will be most evident.

1944 E. Bowen in Penguin New Writing 20 60 Zipping on her enchanted house-coat over her night-dress.

1992 R. MacNeil Burden of Desire ii. 204 Lying in bed, wearing a flannel nightdress and woollen stockings, she shivered with embarrassment.

Compounds

nightdress bag n. = nightdress case n.

ΘΚΠ

nightdress bag1912

1912 N.E.D. at Toilet sb. Also, in dictionaries, from Cotgrave, a night-dress bag.

1975 Times 25 Nov. 2/6 He tried to punch her and hit a toy dog nightdress bag instead.

nightdress case n. a bag or case in which a nightdress can be kept when it is not being worn.

ΚΠ

1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) p. xlvi/4 Night Dress Cases.

1932 D. C. Minter Mod. Needlecraft 218/2 A triangular embroidered night-dress case.

1991 M. Binchy Circle of Friends (BNC) 43 There was a neat candlewick bedspread and a funny nightdress case shaped like a rabbit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nightdress
释义	nightdressn. Brit. /ˈnʌɪtdrɛs/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtˌdrɛs/ Forms: see night n. and dress n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., dress n. Etymology: < night n. + dress n. A loose garment worn or intended to be worn in bed; (now) spec. such a garment worn by a woman or child. Also: = nightclothes n. 1 (now archaic). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific purpose > nightwear night-gear1560 nightclothes1567 nightdress?c1663 bed-apparel1822 nightwear1886 sleeping-suit1897 slumberwear1909 sleep-wear1935 sleepsuit1958 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > dress, robe, or gown > types of > for specific purpose > for wear during the night wyliecoat1634 nightdress?c1663 bedgown1756 robe de nuit1823 nightgown1824 nightie1863 ?c1663 B. Whitelocke Diary (1990) 317 The Q[ueen]..excused her habit, that..she appeared in her night dresse being not well. 1714 A. Pope Rape of Lock (new ed.) iv. 32 The Fair ones feel such Maladies as these, When each new Night-Dress gives a new Disease. 1776 H. Brooke Fool of Quality (rev. ed.) IV. xvii. 119 [She] put on a sumptuous bedgown, with a suitable night-dress for her head. 1799 C. B. Brown Edgar Huntly II. 68 My uncle, in his night-dress, and apparently just risen from his bed, stood before me! 1836 E. Howard Rattlin li Bounding down the hill, in her night-dress. 1865 G. O. Trevelyan Cawnpore 9 A silk shirt and linen drawers, the universal night dress of the East. 1897 M. L. Hughes Mediterranean Fever v. 188 The comfort of this form of garment, be it night-dress or suit, will be most evident. 1944 E. Bowen in Penguin New Writing 20 60 Zipping on her enchanted house-coat over her night-dress. 1992 R. MacNeil Burden of Desire ii. 204 Lying in bed, wearing a flannel nightdress and woollen stockings, she shivered with embarrassment. Compounds nightdress bag n. = nightdress case n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > dress, robe, or gown > types of > for specific purpose > for wear during the night > case for nightdress bag1912 1912 N.E.D. at Toilet sb. Also, in dictionaries, from Cotgrave, a night-dress bag. 1975 Times 25 Nov. 2/6 He tried to punch her and hit a toy dog nightdress bag instead. nightdress case n. a bag or case in which a nightdress can be kept when it is not being worn. ΚΠ 1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) p. xlvi/4 Night Dress Cases. 1932 D. C. Minter Mod. Needlecraft 218/2 A triangular embroidered night-dress case. 1991 M. Binchy Circle of Friends (BNC) 43 There was a neat candlewick bedspread and a funny nightdress case shaped like a rabbit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?c1663
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