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Nightcap

//ˈnaɪtˌkæp// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A locality in the Byron council area and the Lismore council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Noun
  1. 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. 2
    the final game of a double header wordnet
  3. 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. 4
    a cloth cap worn in bed wordnet
  5. 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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  1. 6
    an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic wordnet
  2. 7
    The final match of a sporting contest, especially the second game of a baseball doubleheader. US
  3. 8
    A cap drawn over the face of the condemned person before they are hanged. historical
Verb
  1. 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, […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From night + cap.

Etymology 2

From night + cap.

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