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Meaning of "nightshirt" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NIGHTSHIRT

nightshirt  [ˈnaɪtˌʃɜːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NIGHTSHIRT

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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Nightshirt is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NIGHTSHIRT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nightshirt

A nightshirt is a garment intended for wear while sleeping. It is somewhat longer than most regular shirts, reaching down to the thighs or below the knees, leaving some of the legs uncovered. It is generally loose-fitting to avoid restricting the wearer's movement while sleeping. Until the 16th century men slept naked or in a day-shirt; subsequently a night-shirt, varying in quality, was worn in bed. Nobles in the 16th century wore embroidered shirts or "wrought night-shirts". By the 19th century the night-shirt resembled a day-shirt with a loose, turned-down collar, or a loose, ankle-length nightgown was worn. A most notable cartoon character who wears a nightshirt is Squidward Q. Tentacles. To this day, they are still know as being a comfortable form of nightwear. Occasionally worn in the 20th and 21st centuries by women as well.

Definition of nightshirt in the English dictionary

The definition of nightshirt in the dictionary is a loose knee-length or longer shirtlike garment worn in bed by men.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NIGHTSHIRT


alert
əˈlɜːt
Blackshirt
ˈblækˌʃɜːt
campshirt
ˈkæmpˌʃɜːt
chert
tʃɜːt
chirt
tʃɜːt
concert
ˈkɒnsɜːt
convert
kənˈvɜːt
dessert
dɪˈzɜːt
dirt
dɜːt
expert
ˈɛkspɜːt
hurt
hɜːt
insert
ɪnˈsɜːt
overshirt
ˈəʊvəˌʃɜːt
redshirt
ˈredˌʃɜːt
shirt
ʃɜːt
skirt
skɜːt
sweatshirt
ˈswɛtˌʃɜːt
tee-shirt
ˈtiːʃɜːt
undershirt
ˈʌndəˌʃɜːt
vert
vɜːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NIGHTSHIRT

nightmare scenario
nightmarish
nightmarishly
nightmarishness
nightmary
nightpiece
nightrider
nightriding
nights
nightscope
nightshade
nightside
nightspot
nightstick
nightwalker
nightward
nightwatchman
nightwatchmen
nightwear
nighty

WORDS THAT END LIKE NIGHTSHIRT

boiled shirt
Brown Shirt
bush shirt
dress shirt
grandad shirt
hair shirt
Hawaiian shirt
lumberjack shirt
muscle shirt
polo shirt
rash shirt
safari shirt
sports shirt
stuffed shirt
T-shirt
tee shirt

Synonyms and antonyms of nightshirt in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nightshirt» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NIGHTSHIRT

Find out the translation of nightshirt to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nightshirt from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nightshirt» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

睡衣
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

camisón
570 millions of speakers

English

nightshirt
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nightshirt
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قميص النوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ночная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nightshirt
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাত্রে পুরূষের পরিধেয় জামা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chemise de nuit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidur malam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nachthemd
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ナイトシャツ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잠옷
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bengi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đi đường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

nightshirt
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राक्षसी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nightshirt
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

camicia da notte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nocna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нічна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cămașă de noapte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νυχτικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

naghemp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

night
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

night
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nightshirt

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NIGHTSHIRT»

The term «nightshirt» is normally little used and occupies the 115.743 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NIGHTSHIRT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nightshirt» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nightshirt» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nightshirt

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NIGHTSHIRT»

Discover the use of nightshirt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nightshirt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Charley Chase Talkies: 1929-1940
Filmed April 25428, 1938 Released October 28, 1938 Running time: Two reels Remade by Andy Clyde as Go Chase Yourselfand Pardon My Nightshirt Director: Jules White Story and Screenplay: Elwood Ullman and Al Giebler Producers: ...
James L. Neibaur, 2013
2
East
And then, yes, I felt sure the nightshirt was being lifted off the bed. A sound of rustling fabric, as though it was being slipped over a head, arms pushing through the sleeves. There came a very faint clicking sound, of metal against metal, as of a ...
Edith Pattou, 2012
3
Tudor Costume and Fashion
fashion to wear a covering in the form of a NIGHTSHIRT, a mode no doubt prompted by the spirit of the Reformation. This garment was shaped, according to meagre evidence, on the lines of the fashionable dayshirt described on p. 21, in fact ...
Herbert Norris, 1997
4
The Works of Stephen Crane
"I'll be hully, bloomin' blowed if there wasn't a feller with a nightshirt on up there in that joint." The youth was bewildered for a moment, but presently he turned to smile indulgently at the assassin's humor. "Oh, you're a d--d liar," he merely said.
Stephen Crane, 2010
5
The Open Boat and Other Stories:
"I'll be hully, bloomin' blowed if there wasn't a feller with a nightshirt on up there in that joint." The youth was bewildered for a moment, but presently he turned to smile indulgently at the assassin's humour. "Oh, you'rea d——d liar," he merely ...
Stephen Crane, 2014
6
Mistress of Pleasure
She folded the nightshirt, turned, and set it aside. Maybelle plucked up the next one off of the mahogany table, held it up and sighed, noticing that the sleeves on the nightshirt had been sheered off. Or rather ripped off. “Now who on earth does  ...
Delilah Marvelle, 2008
7
Peck's Uncle Ike and the Red Headed Boy
said the boy, as he came into the sitting room, shivering, with the most of his clothes under his arm, and backed up to the fireplace in his nightshirt and tried to get warm. "Gosh, you must have got a new brand of tobacco," and the boy. took a  ...
George W. Peck, 2009
8
Justice and Science: Trials and Triumphs of DNA Evidence
Based on those results alone, Blake concluded that it was unlikely that James was the donor of the stain found on Alicia's nightshirt. Blake continued with additional testing. He was unable to detect any ABO blood-grouping types in the semen ...
George Clarke, 2007
9
The Wordsworth Collection of Classic Short Stories
'I'll be hully, bloomin' blowed if there wasn't a feller with a nightshirt on up there in that joint.' The youth was bewildered for a moment, but presently he turned to smile indulgently at the assassin's humour. 'Oh, you're a damned liar,' he merely  ...
Various, 2007
10
Katie: A Novel of Autism
Next, she opened a second copy of the photoviewing program, and navigated to the pictures she had taken of Katie's nightshirt. She sized both of the programs to fit her screen at the same time, so that she could look at the pictures of Sandy ...
Ken Blaisdell

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NIGHTSHIRT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nightshirt is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Meet the Woman Making Luxury Nightshirts for Barneys, The Line …
It all began when Suhner Isenberg spotted a vintage nightshirt in London's Spitalfields Market. She bought it and wore it constantly. "You know ... «Fashionista, Jul 15»
2
'Leroy the Handyman' held for trial in murder
... June 29, dressed in a light-blue nightshirt, lying face up on her bedroom floor, blood staining her clothes and splattered around her bedroom. «Philly.com, Jul 15»
3
'Anonymous' at Creative Cauldron's Summer Cabaret Series
When Rachel steps into the light, it is not a polished performer that we see; wearing a loose cotton nightshirt over plain leggings, and with her ... «DC Metro Theater Arts, Jul 15»
4
Bowmans' love was, and remains, written in stone
Jerry remembered he and his 16-year-old bride being married by a minister who wore a nightshirt and tasseled cap — “like Ebenezer Scrooge” ... «Northwest Georgia News, Jul 15»
5
'Vatican Tapes' Release Date [Watch Trailer] Horror Movie in …
There look to be typical tropes of the horror possession genre with the leading lady wearing a nightshirt, floating so that her toes barely touch ... «Mstarz, Jul 15»
6
Musings on the daily miracle
There is a famous painting of Handel, too young for his feet even to reach the pedals, sitting at a piano in his nightshirt. His family, roused from ... «The Telegram, Jul 15»
7
Eyewitness 1884: Twain charms his interviewer on Pittsburgh visit
“As he closed this remark, [Twain] looked longingly toward a gorgeous nightshirt that was hanging over the footboard of the bedstead,” the Post ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
8
Leningrad Siege Survivor Left To Die In Her Apartment
She found Khalilova collapsed on the concrete floor near the balcony, wearing only a nightshirt. Khalikova wasn't at the end of her ordeal. «RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Jun 15»
9
Review: The King Dances/Carmina Burana
William Bracewell conjures memories of the late Christopher Gable as Louis, especially when dancing in his nightshirt and gains confidence ... «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
10
'Her Story' review: A game about an unsolved crime that reveals the …
... a baggy wrinkled nightshirt. Over time all of the outfits seem somehow out of place on her, artificial impositions that lose their distorting quality ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Nightshirt [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/nightshirt>. Apr 2024 ».
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