Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A usually alcoholic drink taken just before bedtime.
- noun Sports & Games The last event in a day's competition, especially the final game in a baseball double-header.
- noun A cloth cap worn especially in bed.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A covering for the head intended to be worn in bed.
- noun A potation of spirit or wine taken before going to bed.
- noun A cap drawn over a criminal's face when he is hanged. Sometimes
horse-nightcap . - noun A bully; a night-brawler.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A cap worn in bed to protect the head, or in undress.
- noun Cant An alcoholic beverage drunk at bedtime.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic
- noun the final game of a double header
- noun a cloth cap worn in bed
Etymologies
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Examples
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This lets out those who might decide to eat an entire lobster after midnight, or anyone whose idea of a nightcap is a belgian waffle.
Killer Cereal 2006
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This lets out those who might decide to eat an entire lobster after midnight, or anyone whose idea of a nightcap is a belgian waffle.
October 2006 2006
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The nightcap is between teams that climbed as high as second
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My nightcap from the Management was this notice in red ink
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At 4 hours, 45 minutes, the nightcap was the longest nine-inning game in major league history, and it came on top of a relatively speedy 3:55 afternoon contest.
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If a marriage is to come off, the bride's lace on her nightcap is a subject of criticism.
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M'Carthy prudently hesitated either to arouse his loyalty or disturb the tranquility of his family, and after joining him in a tumbler of punch, or what O'Driscol termed his nightcap, he retired to bed, where, however, he could not for a considerable time prevent himself from ruminating, with a good deal of seriousness, upon the extraordinary interview he had had with the friendly stranger.
The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two William Carleton 1831
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A nightcap should be a one-off, not "one more" of whatever you're drinking.
NYT > Home Page By ROSIE SCHAAP 2011
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The nightcap was a makeup of Wednesday night's rainout.
ESPNsoccernet 2010
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And the nightcap is the one you enjoy just as the birds start to sing.
AdSense for Feeds 2009
plethora commented on the word nightcap
Thanks for the lesson in redundancy, Weirdnet
April 22, 2008