nightgown

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a loose garment, especially a dresslike one, worn in bed

   She put on a cotton nightgown before going to sleep.

2. 2
   noun

   historical: a loose informal robe or dressing gown

   He received the early visitor while still wearing his nightgown.

From Middle English nyght gowne, a compound of night + gown. The word first covered several loose garments worn informally at night and later narrowed chiefly to a sleeping garment, especially a dresslike one.

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