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Meanings of
nightshirt
in English
Russian
ночная рубашка
Portuguese
camisa-de-dormir
Spanish
blusón
Catalan
camisa de dormir
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Shirtlike garment intended for wear while sleeping most often used by women.
sleepshirt
Russian
ночная рубашка
Synonyms
Examples for "
sleepshirt
"
sleepshirt
Examples for "
sleepshirt
"
1
She looked beautiful like that, in a
sleepshirt
in the candlelight.
Usage of
nightshirt
in English
1
A man in a
nightshirt
,
holding a candle, stood in the doorway.
2
There was a brief sweep of light and Ben's
nightshirt
was gone.
3
Anne, do we have enough muslin to make Papa a new
nightshirt
?
4
He hurried from the room, nails clicking on the stone,
nightshirt
trailing.
5
If the
nightshirt
was on the floor-thenwhat was she sleeping in?
6
The sheets and his
nightshirt
stank of bitter sweat, fear, and hatred.
7
The bed linens and his
nightshirt
smelled of lavender and fresh air.
8
She saw that he wore a clean white
nightshirt
of coarse cotton.
9
I was wearing a flannel
nightshirt
,
which I dimly remembered crawling into.
10
I brushed my teeth, got into my
nightshirt
and crawled into bed.
11
Kneeling beside me, she started to slide my
nightshirt
up my legs.
12
Christophe's strong fingers fumbled as he buttoned the neckband of Olivier's
nightshirt
.
13
Molly was wiping her eyes on the sleeve of her stripy
nightshirt
.
14
He'll be lying down in his
nightshirt
like some long marble effigy.
15
With the exception of these articles, he was in his
nightshirt
and cap.
16
She found her husband kneeling in his
nightshirt
by the bed.
Other examples for "nightshirt"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
nightshirt
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
white nightshirt
flannel nightshirt
long nightshirt
wear a nightshirt
cotton nightshirt
More collocations
Translations for
nightshirt
Russian
ночная рубашка
Portuguese
camisa-de-dormir
pijama
Spanish
blusón
camisón
bluson
camison
Catalan
camisa de dormir
Nightshirt
through the time
Nightshirt
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common