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nightdress

noun

ˈnīt-ˌdres

Definition of nightdress

as in gown

a loose pullover garment worn in bed bought a long nightdress for the cold winter months ahead

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Recent Examples of nightdress With my hair one day past acceptably unwashed and my weird nightdress. — EW.com, 29 Nov. 2023 This modest short-sleeve nightdress features wide arm and neck holes for a comfortably loose fit. — Erica Reagle, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2023 At one point her face and arms get covered in black fluid; at another her white nightdress turns to black and her escorts appear in long white outfits. — BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2021 Constructed in 1874, this marble monument shows her in a flowing nightdress. — Erin Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2020 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 Michael Fagan, the man who broke into the monarch's Buckingham Palace bedroom (as depicted in episode five) apparently recalls seeing Her Majesty in a Liberty print nightdress. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 24 Nov. 2020

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Swift—dressed in a custom Christian Dior wedding gown—reportedly read her lengthy vows from a gold book, bringing Kelce to tears, per NBC News.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 July 2026
The strapless corset gown had a sheer illusion jacket embellished with pearls and was paired with a cathedral veil.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026

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