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

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 • Oct. 21, 2012

His 14-year-old daughter Gail got out of bed, put on a bed jacket and started downstairs.

From Time Magazine Archive

One student marcher confessed that his crim son Cossack coat was really a girl's bed jacket, and one of his medals was a high-school prize for oratory.

From Time Magazine Archive

They brought her lipstick and chocolate milk, a pink nylon sweater and a fuchsia bed jacket.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

And there, sitting up in bed in a rose-pink bed jacket, was Lady Constance.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood