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Definition of Nightdresses
1. nightdress [n] - See also: nightdress
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nightdresses
Literary usage of Nightdresses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Putnam's Household Handbook by Mae Savell Croy (1916)
"Envelope nighties for the baby can be made by simply buttoning a wide band to
the center back and center front of the hem of his nightdresses. ..."
2. The Great Crime of 1860: Being a Summary of the Facts Relating to the Murder by Joseph Whitaker Stapleton, Constance Emilie Kent, Elizabeth Gough (1861)
"Miss Constance's nightdresses are easily distinguishable from the other Misses
Kent's, ... I am clear that these were all Miss Constance's nightdresses. ..."
3. The Girl's Own Outdoor Book, Containing Practical Help to Girls on Matters by Charles Peters (1889)
"They should be laid side by side, lengthwise, between two articles of linen, say
two- nightdresses, and then, nightdresses and all, rolled up; ..."
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