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sleepingwear

sleepingwear noun: synonym of sleepwear.

Noun

sleepingwear (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of sleepwear.
    • This new sleepingwear is made out of Carlsbad processed fabric—a luxuriously soft and comfortable material for which we claim exceptional warmth. The garments meet all the requirements of winter sleeping comfort and can be worn as you wear any nightwear.1913 October 11, H. B. Glover Company, “Don’t Let Poisoned Air Steal Your Vitality at Night!”, in The Saturday Evening Post, volume 186, number 15, Philadelphia, Pa.: The Curtis Publishing Company...
    • Canton flannel was a fabric much used in the time of Crane’s boyhood for sleepingwear, undergarments, even sheets.1972, Leedice Kissane, “Interpretation Through Language: A Study of the Metaphors in Stephen Crane’s “The Open Boat””, in Thomas A. Gullason, editor, Stephen Crane’s Career: Perspectives and...
    Synonyms:
    sleepwear

Synonyms of sleepingwear

Origin of sleepingwear

From sleeping + -wear.

Questions about sleepingwear

What does sleepingwear mean?
Sleepingwear means synonym of sleepwear.
What part of speech is sleepingwear?
Sleepingwear is a noun.

Words near sleepingwear in the dictionary

  1. sleeping with one eye open
  2. sleeping with one's fathers
  3. sleeping with the fishes
  4. sleepingly
  5. sleepings
  6. sleepingwear
  7. sleepiphany
  8. sleepish
  9. sleepless
  10. sleeplessly
  11. sleeplessness

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