bed jacket

American  

noun

1. a short jacket worn, usually by a woman, over a nightgown or pajamas, especially while sitting up in bed.

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bed jacket British  

noun

1. a woman's short upper garment worn over a nightgown when sitting up in bed

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Etymology

Origin of bed jacket

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Field spoke of how intensely Johnston searched to get her Mama Gump hand-knitted pink bed jacket in "Forest Gump" and how she made a quilt from the many costumes in "Lincoln."

From Los Angeles Times

She smoothed her silky bed jacket and pursed her lips.

From Time

Meant to be worn on their own, or peeping out from under dense cable-knit bed jackets, honeycomb merino sweaters and long, popcorn-stitched cardigans, they underpin much of the line.

From New York Times

Mr. Tocco spends much of the play in an ensemble consisting of boxer shorts and a lavender polka dot garment that looks like a ladies’ bed jacket.

From New York Times

Well, Diary, although the Doctor doesn't deserve it, I fancy I shall call Sarah and tell her to get me the rose-and-grey bed jacket which is so becoming—to my room!

From Project Gutenberg