nightdress

The dead man lay in a pool of blood, with which his white nightdress was stained in many places.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3)|Charles James Wills
As I came close, she put up her hand in her sleep and pulled the collar of her nightdress close round her throat.
Dracula|Bram Stoker
Her bare feet gleamed, her hair shone gold against her nightdress.
Villa Rubein and Other Stories|John Galsworthy
Jane wanted hotly to know, "or an angel in a nightdress and a snow scene?"
Jane Journeys On|Ruth Comfort Mitchell

In a moment she was back again, with her baby in its pink nightdress, kicking and crowing in her arms.
The Devourers|Annie Vivanti Chartres

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nightdress

/ (ˈnaɪtˌdrɛs) /

noun

British a loose dress worn in bed by womenAlso called: nightgown, nightie

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