nightcap
Meaning
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- A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread.
- A beverage drunk before bed that is usually alcoholic.
- Something that a person reads or listens to before bed.
- The final match of a sporting contest, especially the second game of a baseball doubleheader.
- A cap drawn over the face of the condemned person before they are hanged.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnaɪtˌkæp/
Etymology
From night + cap.
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