Nightgear

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Nightclothes. countable, uncountable

    "every Friday he caused his priests to beat his shoulders with five little yron chaines, which to that purpose were ever caried with his nightgeare."

Example

More examples

"every Friday he caused his priests to beat his shoulders with five little yron chaines, which to that purpose were ever caried with his nightgeare."

Etymology

From night + gear.

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