Nightgown

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  • noun. A loose garment worn in bed by women and girls.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A loose gown worn in one's chamber, at night or in the daytime; a dressing-gown; a robe de chambre; a negligée gown or house-dress, for either men or women.
  • noun. A night-dress for women, high in the neck, with long sleeves, and covering the whole person.
  • noun. A night-dress for men.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A loose gown used for undress; also, a gown used for a sleeping garment.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A garment mainly worn by women for sleeping in.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women
  • Word Usage
    "Jareth was half asleep when Sarah came out of the bathroom now wearing a beige satin nightgown and matching robe."
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