nightshirt

[ nahyt-shurt ]

noun

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

nightshirt

/ ˈnaɪtˌʃɜːt /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of nightshirt¹

First recorded in 1840–50; night + shirt

Example Sentences

Why Putin wants Angela Merkel for a nightshirt is beyond me.

From The Daily Beast

Yet what little most Americans know about KSM is what they have gleaned from that famous photo of him in his nightshirt.

From The Daily Beast

With the left hand he clutched the covers, with the right his nightshirt, just back of the neck.

From Project Gutenberg

The loaf was thoughtfully wrapped up in a nightshirt to preserve it from the effect of sun and salt water.

From Project Gutenberg

Hubert was soon well of his bruises; but not of the cold induced by lying in the snow, clad only in his white nightshirt.

From Project Gutenberg

It does Meredith credit that he got out of bed and joined them, “his nightshirt thrust into brown trousers.”

From Project Gutenberg

A small hand reached 'round the edge of the door and the nightshirt disappeared.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• lingerie
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