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nightclothes

plural noun

Definition of nightclothes

as in underclothes

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Recent Examples of nightclothes Ever wake up drenched in sweat, with the sheets and your nightclothes damp to dripping wet? — Madeleine Burry, Health.com, 9 Sep. 2021 Roughly 30 officers — local law enforcement led by FBI agents — searched the house, confining Montoya, Reznicek, and Frank Cordaro, still dressed in their scant summer nightclothes, to the porch. — Julia Shipley, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2021 Once on the street, they were surrounded by neighbors still in their nightclothes looking for a way to escape the area. — Raja Abdulrahim, WSJ, 14 May 2021 The students, who were forcefully taken away from their hostels -- some of them in their nightclothes -- could be seen in the video asking the government to be diplomatic in its engagement with the gunmen. — Stephanie Busari, Nimi Princewill and Isaac Abrak, CNN, 14 Mar. 2021 Thousands of residents of the Oakmont Village senior living community fled the fast-moving fires – many in nightclothes and robes and gripping canes and walkers – as ash spewed in the sky in Sonoma, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. — Ashley Shaffer, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2020 Many evacuees fled with only their nightclothes, forced to rush from their homes with only minutes to spare. — Dominic Fracassa, SFChronicle.com, 19 Aug. 2020

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Plural Noun

Bins and baskets allow quick, out-of-the-way storage for grab-and-go items like socks and underclothes.

— Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2022
Ono remained silent as audience members cut small scraps, larger pieces and, eventually, parts of her underclothes.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022

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In addition to luxurious cashmere joggers and the Sneex shoes celebrities can’t stop wearing, Oprah shouted out a plushy Brooklinen robe and the Skims pajamas one writer can’t get enough of.

— Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Everyone at Prodigy Corporation has a unique style, from Boy Kavalier’s loose pajamas-esque attire to Arthur’s retro aesthetic.

— Leia Mendoza, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025

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