nightshirt

[nahyt-shurt]

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noun

a loose shirtlike garment reaching to the knees or lower, for wearing in bed.

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Origin of nightshirt

First recorded in 1840–50; night + shirt

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Why Putin wants Angela Merkel for a nightshirt is beyond me.
Russian History Is on Our Side: Putin Will Surely Screw Himself|P. J. O’Rourke|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet what little most Americans know about KSM is what they have gleaned from that famous photo of him in his nightshirt.
9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Finally on Trial at Guantanamo|Terry McDermott|May 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The loaf was thoughtfully wrapped up in a nightshirt to preserve it from the effect of sun and salt water.
The Harmsworth Magazine, Vol. 1, 1898-1899, No. 6|Various
Jesse snatched off the wreck of his nightshirt and twisted it into a cord, running it through the belt of Reuben's breeches.
Wilderness of Spring|Edgar Pangborn

He rang the bell and finally produced from an upper window a nightshirt topped by a frowsy head.
Excuse Me!|Rupert Hughes
Ben found his mother and Jesse Plum in the hall, Jesse swinging his gaunt arms, one bare, the other trailing a wisp of nightshirt.
Wilderness of Spring|Edgar Pangborn
The fire takes the place of nightshirt, pyjamas, or blanket—a poor substitute on a cold night!
Spinifex and Sand|David W Carnegie

British Dictionary definitions for nightshirt

nightshirt

noun

a loose knee-length or longer shirtlike garment worn in bed by men

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nightshirt

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nightshirt

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