nightcap
noun
an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime or at the end of a festive evening.
nightcapped
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a word derived from
nightcap.
Example Sentences
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Next morning at an early hour a carriage drove to Aunt Maria's door, and with a stern farewell from her nightcapped relative Dolly was sent forth to banishment, still guarded by the faithful Cobb.
From Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story by Louisa May Alcott
Well," said George, falling back upon his favourite expression in his amazement, as he drew his nightcapped head from the hole, "if that ain't a master one, I niver saw a masterer, that's all.
From Colonel Quaritch, V.C. A Tale of Country Life by Henry Rider Haggard
For a long time he could not get the door opened; at last the old man's nightcapped head appeared at the window.
From Liza "A nest of nobles" by William Ralston Shedden Ralston
I could just see the nightcapped head behind him.
From A Thin Ghost and Others by M. R. (Montague Rhodes) James
Then Mary Ann fell on her knees beside the bed and made a crimson frame of her arms for the nightcapped head on the pillow.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908 by Various
