nightdress
a nightgown.
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How to use nightdress in a sentence
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 WillsAs I came close, she put up her hand in her sleep and pulled the collar of her nightdress close round her throat.
Dracula | Bram StokerHer bare feet gleamed, her hair shone gold against her nightdress.
Villa Rubein and Other Stories | John GalsworthyJane wanted hotly to know, "or an angel in a nightdress and a snow scene?"
Jane Journeys On | Ruth Comfort MitchellIn a moment she was back again, with her baby in its pink nightdress, kicking and crowing in her arms.
The Devourers | Annie Vivanti Chartres
British Dictionary definitions for nightdress
/ (ˈnaɪtˌdrɛs) /
British a loose dress worn in bed by women: Also called: nightgown, nightie
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