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night-rail

night-rail noun: a loose robe worn as a nightgown.

Noun

night-rail (plural night-rails)

  1. (obsolete) A loose robe worn as a nightgown.
  2. (obsolete) A kind of 17th-century headdress.

Forms of night-rail

pluralnight-rails

Origin of night-rail

From night + rail (“garment, gown”).

Questions about night-rail

What does night-rail mean?
Night-rail means a loose robe worn as a nightgown.
What part of speech is night-rail?
Night-rail is a noun.
What is the plural of night-rail?
The plural of night-rail is night-rails.

Words near night-rail in the dictionary

  1. night-men
  2. night-night
  3. night-owl
  4. night-owlism
  5. night-owls
  6. night-rail
  7. night-rails
  8. night-raven
  9. night-ravens
  10. night-riding
  11. night-robe

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