nightshirt

[US]/'naɪtʃɜːt/
[UK]/'naɪt'ʃɝt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. men's long nightwear suitable for sleeping at night.

Example Sentences

Brittany, still clothed only in her underwear and nightshirt, was lying in the snow.

She slipped into her cozy nightshirt before going to bed.

He likes to wear his oversized nightshirt on lazy Sundays.

The soft fabric of the nightshirt felt gentle against her skin.

She grabbed her nightshirt and headed to the bathroom to wash her face.

He forgot to pack his favorite nightshirt for the overnight trip.

The old nightshirt had seen better days and was starting to fray at the seams.

She found a cute nightshirt with cartoon characters printed on it.

He joked that his nightshirt was so comfortable, he could wear it all day.

The nightshirt smelled like lavender from the scented detergent she used.

She carefully folded her silk nightshirt and placed it in the drawer.

Real-world Examples

Moody was wearing his old traveling cloak over his nightshirt and leaning on his staff as usual.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

As her husband leaned over to shake Harry's hand, she peered at the bandaging under his nightshirt.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Snape in his nightshirt, Filch clutching the egg, and he, Harry, trapped in the stairs behind them.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Then he polished the lenses on his nightshirt.

Source: The heart is a lonely hunter.

He was wearing a long gray nightshirt and he looked livid.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

He was wearing a hospital dressing gown over his too-short hospital nightshirt.

Source: After You (Me Before You #2)

Of the two priests, one was sitting in his underwear reading his breviary and the other was wearing a nightshirt and saying the rosary.

Source: Selected Short Stories of Hemingway

He said it again in the evening and again, shivering in his nightshirt, before he got into bed.

Source: The Shackles of Life (Part One)

His presents were a scarlet dressing-gown, soft bedroom slippers, and two monogrammed nightshirts.

Source: The heart is a lonely hunter.

Doctor Copeland stood shivering with his nightshirt drawn close around his waist.

Source: The heart is a lonely hunter.

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