nightgown
noun
night·gown
ˈnīt-ˌgau̇n 
1
archaic
: dressing gown
2
: a loose garment for wear in bed
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decided to buy a flannel nightgown instead of pajamas
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Sandra Salibian, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
Aging mansions, castles, stagecoaches, distraught women in nightgowns, and a madman in an asylum are all present and accounted for.
—Scott Phillips, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Shoes are charmed into tap-dancing and nightgowns into waltzing.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
Who is that figure downtown forever frozen in a bronze nightgown?
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Nightgown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nightgown. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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nightgown
noun
night·gown
-ˌgau̇n
: a long loose garment worn in bed
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