nightcap

noun · verbB1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

nightcapsnight capnight-cap

1.
(clothing) A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread.
Winston wore a nightcap to stave off the cold.
2.
A beverage drunk before bed that is usually alcoholic.
I'll make myself a nightcap of whisky and lemon before heading to bed.
3.
(broadly, figuratively)(by extension, figuratively) Something that a person reads or listens to before bed.
4.
(US)(US, sports, baseball) The final match of a sporting contest, especially the second game of a baseball doubleheader.
5.
(historical)A cap drawn over the face of the condemned person before they are hanged.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

nightcaps

V_ing/Gerund

nightcapping

V_ed/pp

nightcappednight cap

1.
(intransitive)To drink an alcoholic beverage shortly before retiring to bed.

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From night + cap.