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Definition of Pyjama
1. Noun. A pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries.
2. Noun. (usually plural) loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers.
Generic synonyms: Nightclothes, Nightwear, Sleepwear
Specialized synonyms: Sleeper
Definition of Pyjama
1. n. In India and Persia, thin loose trowsers or drawers; in Europe and America, drawers worn at night, or a kind of nightdress with legs.
Definition of Pyjama
1. Noun. (British) (form of Attributive form pyjamas) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pyjama
1. pajama [n -S] - See also: pajama
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyjama
Literary usage of Pyjama
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Voyage of the 'Discovery' by Robert Falcon Scott (1905)
"Each wore a warm thick suit of underclothing, one or two flannel shirts, a jersey
or sweater, a pair of pilot-cloth breeches, and a pyjama jacket. ..."
2. Sessional Papers by Ontario Legislative Assembly (1917)
"We are not asking for these pyjama suits for ... so they are stripped of their
suits, and if that man has a pyjama suit, a good warm pair of socks and a ..."
3. Chief Contemporary Dramatists, Second Series: Eighteen Plays from the Recent by Thomas Herbert Dickinson (1921)
"HEIN [from the music-room laden in/A •pyjama», satchel, and a foot-w-armer, ...
KANN seizes his pyjama* and holds them ..."
4. A Garden of Peace: A Medley in Quietude by Frank Frankfort Moore (1919)
"As for the pyjama drama, I don't suppose that any manager would so much ...
I will confess that I once wrote a story for Punch with a pyjama chorus in it. ..."
5. Coffee, from Plantation to Cup: A Brief History of Coffee Production and by Francis Beatty Thurber (1881)
"The " pyjama " is also an institution not known in America. It consists of a
loose garment, made of silk or other very light material, made up in two pieces ..."
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