nightshirt

as in gown
a loose pullover garment worn in bed preferred nightshirts over pajama sets

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Recent Examples of nightshirt Best Cyber Monday Deals on Fashion and Beauty Stay cozy during the holidays with a soft nightshirt for 40% off, a pair of cozy slippers that's $50 off, and a stylish loungewear set for only $30. Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 1 Dec. 2024 And a history of the regiment that protected Lincoln says that in Mary Todd Lincoln’s absence, Derickson slept in the same bed as Lincoln, in the President’s nightshirt. Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 Sep. 2024 An 1895 book by Thomas Chamberlin, an officer in the regiment that guarded Lincoln, also mentioned the sleeping arrangement, and that Derickson would wear Lincoln’s nightshirts. Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024 This best-selling nightshirt is a whopping 57 percent off, bringing it down to just $35. Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for nightshirt
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Noun
  • In the photos, Candace can be seen posing next to the newlyweds in a blue dress with a floral detail on the bodice, and in another image helping zip Natasha into her strapless lace Kinsley Couture gown.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The post was accompanied by a new video for the song, in which Cyrus wears a gauzy white headdress and matching diaphanous, flowing gown, as well as a black dress matched with a sparkling black mask.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The post included a series of pictures of the 67-year-old superstar seated on mattress on the floor in a gauzy light pink nightgown staring at the camera with an old-fashioned typewriter at her feet, striking the kinds of sultry looks that have been her signature for more nearly half a century.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
  • However, Stone has moved away from the more classic styles (like those reminiscent of a nightgown) in favor of subtlety.
    Ángela Moreno Vallejo, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Take Prada’s Spring-Summer 2023 show, where sheer, matronly nightdresses and housecoats were shown with heeled Mary Janes and tightly gripped clutch bags.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
  • The pair appear in a series of flamboyant poses: noodling on a piano; smoking solemnly in front of art works; curtsying mid-phone call in a risqué nightdress.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025

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“Nightshirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightshirt. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.

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