nightclothes

[nahyt-klohz, -klohthz]

plural noun

1. garments for wearing in bed, as pajamas or nightgowns.

nightclothes

/ ˈnaɪtˌkləʊðz /

plural noun

1. clothes worn in bed

Word History and Origins

Origin of nightclothes¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; night + clothes

Example Sentences

She wrote her letters in the evening, after she had wrestled the horrible Babushkawoos into their nightclothes and read them a bedtime story.

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After they had eaten, she showed them where to put away their things and helped everyone find their nightclothes.

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“Surely the captain doesn’t expect us to appear on deck in our nightclothes!”

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“Everyone was on the street in their nightclothes, and everyone was scared — they were afraid the warhead would explode,” Ratiev said.

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Ivan was in his nightclothes, lying upside down on the bed with his feet in the air.

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