NIGHTGOWN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nightgown mean? 

• NIGHTGOWN (noun)
  The noun NIGHTGOWN has 1 sense:

1. lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women

  Familiarity information: NIGHTGOWN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NIGHTGOWN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gown; night-robe; nightdress; nightgown; nightie

Hypernyms ("nightgown" is a kind of...):

intimate apparel; lingerie (women's underwear and nightclothes)

nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear (garments designed to be worn in bed)

Meronyms (parts of "nightgown"):

nightcap (a cloth cap worn in bed)

 Context examples 

It was all fair weather in her world, and every morning she scrambled up to the window in her little nightgown to look out, and say, no matter whether it rained or shone, Oh, pitty day, oh, pitty day!

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Now I was ragged, wanting to sell Dora matches, six bundles for a halfpenny; now I was at the office in a nightgown and boots, remonstrated with by Mr. Spenlow on appearing before the clients in that airy attire; now I was hungrily picking up the crumbs that fell from old Tiffey's daily biscuit, regularly eaten when St. Paul's struck one; now I was hopelessly endeavouring to get a licence to marry Dora, having nothing but one of Uriah Heep's gloves to offer in exchange, which the whole Commons rejected; and still, more or less conscious of my own room, I was always tossing about like a distressed ship in a sea of bed-clothes.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

The others sat round the fire, talking away, utterly regardless of the lapse of time, till Meg, whose maternal mind was impressed with a firm conviction that Daisy had tumbled out of bed, and Demi set his nightgown afire studying the structure of matches, made a move to go.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Mornin' now, announced Demi in joyful tone as he entered, with his long nightgown gracefully festooned over his arm and every curl bobbing gayly as he pranced about the table, eyeing the 'cakies' with loving glances.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)