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nightdress

[ nahyt-dres ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

nightdress

/ ˈnaɪtˌdrɛs /

First recorded in 1705–15; night + dress

The dead man lay in a pool of blood, with which his white nightdress was stained in many places.

As I came close, she put up her hand in her sleep and pulled the collar of her nightdress close round her throat.

Her bare feet gleamed, her hair shone gold against her nightdress.

Jane wanted hotly to know, "or an angel in a nightdress and a snow scene?"

In a moment she was back again, with her baby in its pink nightdress, kicking and crowing in her arms.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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