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sleeping suit

sleeping suit noun: an outfit worn to sleep in; pyjamas, a nightdress.

Noun

sleeping suit (plural sleeping suits)

  1. (archaic) An outfit worn to sleep in; pyjamas, a nightdress.
    • So he went across to her, to get his sleeping suit.1915, DH Lawrence, The Rainbow, Vintage, published 2011, page 422

Forms of sleeping suit

pluralsleeping suits

Origin of sleeping suit

Compare sleepsuit.

Questions about sleeping suit

What does sleeping suit mean?
Sleeping suit means an outfit worn to sleep in; pyjamas, a nightdress.
What part of speech is sleeping suit?
Sleeping suit is a noun.
What is the plural of sleeping suit?
The plural of sleeping suit is sleeping suits.

Words near sleeping suit in the dictionary

  1. sleeping quarters
  2. sleeping rough
  3. Sleeping Sexton
  4. sleeping sickness
  5. sleeping sicknesses
  6. sleeping suit
  7. sleeping table
  8. sleeping tables
  9. sleeping tablet
  10. sleeping tablets
  11. sleeping together

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