Dayclothes

//ˈdeɪ.kləʊ(ð)z// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of daywear. plural, plural-only, uncommon

    "Accordingly, that evening, when bedtime came. Maria and the children did not go to bed, but they lay down upon the couches and in their berths, in their dayclothes, awaiting the summons which they expected to receive when the small steamer should come."

Synonyms

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daywear

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"Accordingly, that evening, when bedtime came. Maria and the children did not go to bed, but they lay down upon the couches and in their berths, in their dayclothes, awaiting the summons which they expected to receive when the small steamer should come."

Etymology

From day + clothes.

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