nightgownn.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪtɡaʊn/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪtˌɡaʊn/

Forms: see night n. and gown n.

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

Etymology: < night n. + gown n.

†1. A loose gown usually worn over nightclothes; a loose informal robe worn by men; a dressing gown. Also figurative. Obsolete.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > loose clothing > robe or gown > types of > dressing gown > for use at night

short gown1473

nightgowna1475

night-robe1553

wrapping-gown1709

sleep-coat1948

a1475 J. Shirley Death James (BL Add. 5467) in Miscellanea Scotica (1818) II. 15 The Kyng..stondyng in his nyght gowne, all unclothid save his shirt, his cape, his combe..cast offe his nyght gowne, for to have gone to bedd.

a1475 Bk. Curtasye (Sloane 1986) l. 483 in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 315 Þo vsshere schalle bydde þo wardropere Make redy for alle nyȝt be-fore þe fere; Þen bryngis he forthe nyȝt goun also... Þo lorde schalle skyft hys gown at nyȝt.

1502 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1900) II. 36 For ij steik chamlot to be ane nycht goun to the King.

1541 in Hist. MSS Comm.: MSS Duke of Rutland (1905) IV. 321 in Parl. Papers (Cd. 2606) LXIII. 301 Rydyng to Hwlle, to bere my Lorde a nyght gowne, iiijs.

1546 in J. W. Clay Testamenta Eboracensia (1902) VI. 240 A gowne furrid withe lambe whiche is my nyghte gowne.

1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias 155 His night gowne was made of blacke Veluet, after the French use laced about, with lase of golde.

1607 T. Dekker & J. Webster Famous Hist. Thomas Wyat sig. G2 Pleaseth the Lady Iane, ile helpe her off With her night-Gowne.

1667 S. Pepys Diary 27 Aug. (1974) VIII. 404 She..ran out in her smock into her Aviary..and thither her woman brought her her nightgown.

1683 London Gaz. No. 1871/4 A Night-gown of striped Sattin cloth-colour and Buff, another for a man about the same colours.

1709 D. Manley Secret Mem. 195 He starts up in the Bed, feels for his Night-gown to rise..and see what was the Matter.

1728 A. Pope Dunciad ii. 22 No meagre, muse-rid mope,..In a dun night-gown of his own loose skin.

1749 T. Smollett tr. A. R. Le Sage Gil Blas II. iv. x. 100 She put on a thin night-gown which lay at the bed's feet.

1808 W. Scott in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Sir W. Scott (1839) I. 27 I found him..wrapped in a tartan night gown.

1881 W. Besant & J. Rice Chaplain of Fleet II. iii. 43 The country parson went dressed in a grey-striped calamanco nightgown.

1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped iii. 16 His nightcap was of flannel, and so was the nightgown that he wore, instead of coat and waistcoat, over his ragged shirt.

†2. A kind of gown worn by women in the 18th cent., originally as an evening dress. Obsolete.

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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 evening wear

nightgown1700

evening gown1814

robe de style1909

formal1941

1700 S. Centlivre Perjur'd Husband iii. ii. 23 But, Madam, what's to be done with your Brocade Night Gown you tore last night?

1745 in E. Dunbar Social Life (1865) 123 All plain silk night-gowns [are] worn with different coloured sattens sewed on the brest.

1756 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) III. 403 Long hoods are worn close under the chin, tied behind... Nightgowns worn without hoops.

1778 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1862) 2nd Ser. II. 380 The Queen was in a hat and an Italian night-gown of purple lutestring.

1788 E. Sheridan Let. in Betsy Sheridan's Jrnl. (1986) vi. 138 Half dress, Night gown and peticoat with fine muslin Aprons—full dress I have not seen.

3. A loose garment for wearing in bed; (now) spec. such a garment worn by a woman or child. Cf. nightdress n.A man's garment of this type is now generally called a nightshirt.

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wyliecoat1634

nightdress?c1663

bedgown1756

robe de nuit1823

nightgown1824

nightie1863

1824 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XVI cxi. 119 He was undrest, Saving his night-gown.

1851 G. Meredith Love in Valley xi When from bed she rises clothed from neck to ankle In her long night gown sweet as boughs of May.

1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles III. lvi. 242 The skirts of her dressing-gown and the embroidery of her night-gown flowed upon the floor.

1938 Times Lit. Suppl. 26 Mar. 223/4 Old-fashioned ex-farmer father (he sleeps in a nightgown).

a1969 J. Kerouac Visions of Cody (1972) 62 The little boys in fleecy nightgowns in mattress advertisements of the Saturday Evening Post.

1991 Atlantic Monthly Mar. 85/2 Still in a nightgown and robe, aware of the glazed-over look in her eyes, Elizabeth steps back, opens the door wide.

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

单词	nightgown
释义	nightgownn. Brit. /ˈnʌɪtɡaʊn/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtˌɡaʊn/ Forms: see night n. and gown n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., gown n. Etymology: < night n. + gown n. †1. A loose gown usually worn over nightclothes; a loose informal robe worn by men; a dressing gown. Also figurative. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > loose clothing > robe or gown > types of > dressing gown > for use at night short gown1473 nightgowna1475 night-robe1553 wrapping-gown1709 sleep-coat1948 a1475 J. Shirley Death James (BL Add. 5467) in Miscellanea Scotica (1818) II. 15 The Kyng..stondyng in his nyght gowne, all unclothid save his shirt, his cape, his combe..cast offe his nyght gowne, for to have gone to bedd. a1475 Bk. Curtasye (Sloane 1986) l. 483 in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 315 Þo vsshere schalle bydde þo wardropere Make redy for alle nyȝt be-fore þe fere; Þen bryngis he forthe nyȝt goun also... Þo lorde schalle skyft hys gown at nyȝt. 1502 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1900) II. 36 For ij steik chamlot to be ane nycht goun to the King. 1541 in Hist. MSS Comm.: MSS Duke of Rutland (1905) IV. 321 in Parl. Papers (Cd. 2606) LXIII. 301 Rydyng to Hwlle, to bere my Lorde a nyght gowne, iiijs. 1546 in J. W. Clay Testamenta Eboracensia (1902) VI. 240 A gowne furrid withe lambe whiche is my nyghte gowne. 1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias 155 His night gowne was made of blacke Veluet, after the French use laced about, with lase of golde. 1607 T. Dekker & J. Webster Famous Hist. Thomas Wyat sig. G2 Pleaseth the Lady Iane, ile helpe her off With her night-Gowne. 1667 S. Pepys Diary 27 Aug. (1974) VIII. 404 She..ran out in her smock into her Aviary..and thither her woman brought her her nightgown. 1683 London Gaz. No. 1871/4 A Night-gown of striped Sattin cloth-colour and Buff, another for a man about the same colours. 1709 D. Manley Secret Mem. 195 He starts up in the Bed, feels for his Night-gown to rise..and see what was the Matter. 1728 A. Pope Dunciad ii. 22 No meagre, muse-rid mope,..In a dun night-gown of his own loose skin. 1749 T. Smollett tr. A. R. Le Sage Gil Blas II. iv. x. 100 She put on a thin night-gown which lay at the bed's feet. 1808 W. Scott in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Sir W. Scott (1839) I. 27 I found him..wrapped in a tartan night gown. 1881 W. Besant & J. Rice Chaplain of Fleet II. iii. 43 The country parson went dressed in a grey-striped calamanco nightgown. 1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped iii. 16 His nightcap was of flannel, and so was the nightgown that he wore, instead of coat and waistcoat, over his ragged shirt. †2. A kind of gown worn by women in the 18th cent., originally as an evening dress. Obsolete. 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 evening wear nightgown1700 evening gown1814 robe de style1909 formal1941 1700 S. Centlivre Perjur'd Husband iii. ii. 23 But, Madam, what's to be done with your Brocade Night Gown you tore last night? 1745 in E. Dunbar Social Life (1865) 123 All plain silk night-gowns [are] worn with different coloured sattens sewed on the brest. 1756 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) III. 403 Long hoods are worn close under the chin, tied behind... Nightgowns worn without hoops. 1778 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1862) 2nd Ser. II. 380 The Queen was in a hat and an Italian night-gown of purple lutestring. 1788 E. Sheridan Let. in Betsy Sheridan's Jrnl. (1986) vi. 138 Half dress, Night gown and peticoat with fine muslin Aprons—full dress I have not seen. 3. A loose garment for wearing in bed; (now) spec. such a garment worn by a woman or child. Cf. nightdress n.A man's garment of this type is now generally called a nightshirt. 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 wyliecoat1634 nightdress?c1663 bedgown1756 robe de nuit1823 nightgown1824 nightie1863 1824 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XVI cxi. 119 He was undrest, Saving his night-gown. 1851 G. Meredith Love in Valley xi When from bed she rises clothed from neck to ankle In her long night gown sweet as boughs of May. 1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles III. lvi. 242 The skirts of her dressing-gown and the embroidery of her night-gown flowed upon the floor. 1938 Times Lit. Suppl. 26 Mar. 223/4 Old-fashioned ex-farmer father (he sleeps in a nightgown). a1969 J. Kerouac Visions of Cody (1972) 62 The little boys in fleecy nightgowns in mattress advertisements of the Saturday Evening Post. 1991 Atlantic Monthly Mar. 85/2 Still in a nightgown and robe, aware of the glazed-over look in her eyes, Elizabeth steps back, opens the door wide. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1475
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