What does "nightcap" mean?

A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread.

What is a synonym for "nightcap"?

Common synonyms include: alcoholic beverage, anesthetic, aperitif, cap, chaser, cocktail.

//ˈnaɪtˌkæp// name, noun, verb

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Noun

1
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
the final game of a double header wordnet
3
A beverage drunk before bed that is usually alcoholic.
"I'll make myself a nightcap of whisky and lemon before heading to bed."
4
a cloth cap worn in bed wordnet
5
Something that a person reads or listens to before bed. broadly, figuratively
""[…] and as a nightcap I happened to pick the copy of Plato […]""

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6
an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic wordnet
7
The final match of a sporting contest, especially the second game of a baseball doubleheader. US
8
A cap drawn over the face of the condemned person before they are hanged. historical

Verb

1
To drink an alcoholic beverage shortly before retiring to bed. intransitive
"Even better than breakfast, though, is nightcapping at the Waffle House . Nightcapping happens after the bars close, but before the southern sunrise: the hours when their jukeboxes play “Freebird” on a continual loop, […]"