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night-dress

night-dress is the archaic form of nightdress.

Meaning of nightdress

Noun

nightdress (plural nightdresses)

  1. A nightgown; (usually female) attire designed to be worn to bed.
    • She was too modest to come downstairs dressed only in her nightdress.

Forms of night-dress

pluralnight-dresses

Questions about night-dress

What is night-dress the archaic form of?
Night-dress is the archaic form of nightdress.

Words near night-dress in the dictionary

  1. night-caps
  2. night-cart
  3. night-carts
  4. night-cellar
  5. night-cellars
  6. night-dress
  7. night-dresses
  8. night-fall
  9. night-falls
  10. night-fear
  11. night-flowering jasmine

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