as in gown
a loose pullover garment worn in bed
decided to buy a flannel nightgown instead of pajamas
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Recent Examples of nightgown
Coats, shirts and nightgowns were also assembled from deadstock fabrics and textile scraps as per the brand’s practice, making each piece unique.
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Sandra Salibian, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
Shoes are charmed into tap-dancing and nightgowns into waltzing.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
Basically, with a few clever styling choices, Holmes found a way to make pajamas appropriate for a night out in New York City, trading a silk nightgown for a slip skirt and casual Uggs for a cross between a loafer and traditional house slipper.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Nov. 2024
Carter’s sells a handful of their adorable holiday nightgowns for little girls with a matching version for their tiny doll BFFs.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 21 Oct. 2024
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Sandra Salibian, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
Shoes are charmed into tap-dancing and nightgowns into waltzing.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
Basically, with a few clever styling choices, Holmes found a way to make pajamas appropriate for a night out in New York City, trading a silk nightgown for a slip skirt and casual Uggs for a cross between a loafer and traditional house slipper.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Nov. 2024
Carter’s sells a handful of their adorable holiday nightgowns for little girls with a matching version for their tiny doll BFFs.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nightgown
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On the eve of the 2025 Kentucky Derby, the 18-year-old daughter of Smith and Larry Birkhead attended the annual Barnstable Brown Gala in a gown that her mom wore to the same event in 2004.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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Enter Heidi Gardner dressed like a pageant queen, but with a gown made entirely from toilet paper.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Nightgown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightgown. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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