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night·clothes (-klōt̸hz′, -klōz′)

plural noun

clothes to be worn in bed, as pajamas
also night clothes

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nightclothes Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • wear: The volunteers arrived to find over 30 people, including young children, mostly wearing nightclothes.

Adjective modifier

  • clean: The sisters also established a Night Camp where slum children could wash and wear clean nightclothes.
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