nightgown
noun
a loose gown, worn in bed by women or children.
nightgowns
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pluralof nightgown.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Probably for the same reason, I no longer have any nightgowns.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2024
This is the movie responsible for putting “Sleepless in Seattle” nightgowns in airport souvenir stores.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2022
The dresses of "Bridgerton" look like comfy nightgowns compared to the frothy, highly-structured clothes of "The Gilded Age," where many female characters resemble wedding cakes.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2022
A crescendoing murmur as Selma’s white people surged down the road in curlers, in nightgowns, in boxer shorts, sipping glasses of tea, holding Bibles.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2020
From the carpet bag she took out seven flannel nightgowns, four cotton ones, a pair of boots, a set of dominoes, two bathing-caps and a postcard album.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
