What is another word for nightclothes?

Pronunciation: [nˈa͡ɪtklə͡ʊðz] (IPA)

Nightclothes are a type of clothing worn to bed for comfort and warmth. Synonyms for nightclothes include sleepwear, pyjamas, nightwear, nightdress, nightgown, and sleep garment. Sleepwear is a versatile term used to describe any clothing worn in bed, while pyjamas often refer to a two-piece set consisting of trousers and a shirt-like top. Nightwear encompasses a broad range of clothing worn to bed, including nightdresses, nightgowns, and sleep shirts. A nightdress is a type of nightgown typically made of cotton or silk, while a nightgown is a loose-fitting garment worn to bed. A sleep garment is a term used to describe any clothing worn to sleep, including nightshirts and nighties.

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Usage examples for Nightclothes

One big Newfoundland brought several Persian kittens on his back, their tails behind them in the air like signals; a dignified black retriever held a baby in his mouth; and fat children by the score, with unfastened clothes and smudged faces, many of them in their nightclothes, poured along in hurrying, silent crowds, softer than clouds that hide a crescent moon in summer.
"A Prisoner in Fairyland"
Algernon Blackwood
"This was awful in daylight, but, when darkness fell, it was more terrible still, and, at each manifestation of the volcano's anger, people, in their nightclothes, carrying children, and lighted by any sort of lamp or candle they had caught up in their haste, ran out into the dark streets, wailing and screaming, and running aimlessly about the town.
"Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror"
Richard Linthicum Trumbull White Samuel Fallows
Just as they reached the foot of the stairs and were about to ascend, feet were heard rushing along the corridor above, and then Barney Mulloy came plunging down the stairs, with Hans Dunnerwust riding astride his neck, both in their nightclothes, with a few crawfish still clinging to them.
"Frank Merriwell's Chums"
Burt L. Standish

Famous quotes with Nightclothes

  • The ship struck at ten minutes after four A.M., and all hands, being mostly in their nightclothes, made haste to the forecastle, the water coming in at once. There they remained; the passengers in the forecastle, the crew above it, doing what they could. Every wave lifed the forecastle roof and washed over those within. The first man got ashore at nine; many from nine to noon. At flood-tide, about half past three o'clock, when the ship broke up entirely, they came out of the forecastle, and Margaret sat with her back to the foremast, with her hands on her knees, her husband and child already drowned. A great wave came and washed her aft. The steward had just before taken her child and started for shore. Both were drowned.
    Margaret Fuller

Related words: nightgown, pajamas, nightshirt, nightwear, nightdress

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