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Definition of Pajamas
1. n. pl. Originally, in India, loose drawers or trousers, such as those worn, tied about the waist, by Mohammedan men and women; by extension, a similar garment adopted among Europeans, Americans, etc., for wear in the dressing room and during sleep; also, a suit consisting of drawers and a loose upper garment for such wear.
Definition of Pajamas
1. Noun. Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers. ¹
2. Noun. Loose-fitting trousers worn by both sexes in various southern Asian countries including India. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pajamas
1. pajama [n] - See also: pajama
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pajamas
Literary usage of Pajamas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Monthly Magazine by Daughters of the American Revolution (1898)
"Besides a great many individuals, the following churches have also assisted in
the work: St. Mark's Church, Miss Florence Hart, chairman; 8 pajamas, ..."
2. Industrial Home Work in Massachusetts by Amy Hewes, Women's Educational and Industrial Union (Boston, Mass.). Dept. of Research, Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics (1915)
"C. Men's Clothing — Shirts and pajamas. (1) THE INDUSTRY. ... Five of these firms
manufacture fine ready-made shirts and pajamas and three manufacture ..."
3. Writing of Today: Models of Journalistic Prose by John William Cunliffe, Gerhard Richard Lomer (1922)
"I suddenly smug herculean husbands in pajamas pre- say to myself that there are
plenty of serve their equanimity in the severest win- trains to be had at ..."
4. Studies in Economic Relations of Women by Dept. of Research (1915)
"C. Men's Clothing — Shirts and pajamas. (1) THE INDUSTRY. Eighteen firms were
engaged in the manufacture of shirts in Massachusetts. ..."
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