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[ nahyt-shurt ] / ˈnaɪtˌʃɜrt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR nightshirt ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna loose shirtlike garment reaching to the knees or lower, for wearing in bed. Origin of nightshirtFirst recorded in 1840–50; night + shirt Words nearby nightshirtnightscape, night school, nightshade, nightshade family, night shift, nightshirt, nightside, night-sky light, night snake, night soil, nightspot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nightshirtWhy Putin wants Angela Merkel for a nightshirt is beyond me. Russian History Is on Our Side: Putin Will Surely Screw Himself|P. J. O’Rourke|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Yet what little most Americans know about KSM is what they have gleaned from that famous photo of him in his nightshirt. 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Finally on Trial at Guantanamo|Terry McDermott|May 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST The loaf was thoughtfully wrapped up in a nightshirt to preserve it from the effect of sun and salt water. The Harmsworth Magazine, Vol. 1, 1898-1899, No. 6|Various Jesse snatched off the wreck of his nightshirt and twisted it into a cord, running it through the belt of Reuben's breeches. Wilderness of Spring|Edgar Pangborn
He rang the bell and finally produced from an upper window a nightshirt topped by a frowsy head. Ben found his mother and Jesse Plum in the hall, Jesse swinging his gaunt arms, one bare, the other trailing a wisp of nightshirt. Wilderness of Spring|Edgar Pangborn The fire takes the place of nightshirt, pyjamas, or blanket—a poor substitute on a cold night! Spinifex and Sand|David W Carnegie
British Dictionary definitions for nightshirt
nouna loose knee-length or longer shirtlike garment worn in bed by men Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to nightshirtlingerie, pajamas, negligee, nightdress, sleeper, nightie, nightwear, jams, jammies, loungewear |