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nightgown
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun nightgown has 1 sense
- nightgown(n = noun.artifact) gown, night-robe, nightdress, nightie - lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women; Array is a kind of intimate apparel, lingerie, nightclothes, nightwear, sleepwear
has parts: nightcap
CIDE DICTIONARY
nightgown, n.
A loose gown used for undress; also, a gown used for a sleeping garment. [1913 Webster]
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