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Meanings of nightwear in English

Portuguese
roupa de dormir
Spanish
lencería
Catalan
vestit nocturn
Wikidata

Garments worn at night, especially to sleep in.

        roupa de dormir
        Usage of nightwear in English
        1
        He comes from a family background of manufacturing and exporting ladies nightwear.
        Reuters
        2
        Fanciful and queer as Chrestomanci's garb was, it was still most obviously nightwear.
        Mixed Magics
        3
        The factory makes ladies' nightwear and children's clothing, mainly for Marks and Spencer.
        The Irish Times
        4
        The sailors in their nightwear haul at the ropes, putting on more sail.
        The Sandman Book of Dreams
        5
        Ella Blue, the town's first lingerie, swimwear and nightwear store, is on Hillside Road.
        The Irish Times
        6
        Besides lingerie, the company makes nightwear, beachwear and ready-to-wear clothing.
        Reuters
        7
        The old folks would need nightwear and prescriptions and toiletries and changes of clothes.
        61 hours
        8
        They were home, perhaps still in their nightwear nursing turkey hangovers, watching the trailer on YouTube.
        The Guardian
        9
        They were in nightwear before the attack, right?
        Jack Reacher 01 - Killing Floor
        10
        There are no curlers, no frilly nightwear and they get most fun from watching horror videos.
        The Irish Times
        11
        Zivame started operations in August 2011 and currently offers deals in lingerie, lounge wear, swimwear and nightwear.
        Reuters
        12
        The filmy nightwear would catch fire instantly.
        Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
        13
        He led her to a room where three maidservants worked, still in their nightwear with tied shawls atop.
        Songs of love and death: all-original tales of star-crossed love
        14
        She was standing in the doorway in her nightwear, clutching the jamb, cradling her belly in one hand.
        The road
        15
        Sales of the nightwear staple have skyrocketed since we began staying inside to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
        News.com.au
        16
        Until the late 1980s, female patients were obliged to strip in front of staff to change into nightwear or to bathe.
        The Guardian
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        Translations for nightwear
        Portuguese
        roupa de dormir
        Nightwear through the time