nightcap

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Synonyms: night-cap, night cap, lightcap, nightman, nightjar, nightcaps

Antonyms: night-cap, night cap, lightcap, nightman, nightjar, nightcaps

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q1755343}}{{lb|en|headwear}} A warm cloth [[cap]] worn while [[sleeping]], often with [[pajamas]], being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread. {{defdate|From 14th c.}}
2. A [[beverage]] drunk before bed that is usually [[alcoholic]]. {{defdate|From 1818.}}
3. {{lbl|en|by extension|figuratively}} Something that a person reads or listens to before bed.
4. {{lb|en|US|sport|baseball}} The final match of a sporting contest, especially the second game of a baseball [[doubleheader]]. {{defdate|From 1939.}}
5. {{lb|en|historical}} A cap drawn over the face of the [[condemned]] person before they are [[hang]]ed.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To drink an alcoholic beverage shortly before retiring to bed.

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|locality|in the|carea/Byron|and the|carea/Lismore|north-eastern|s/New South Wales|c/Australia}}.

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