Nightcap
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈnaɪtˌkæp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nightcap is a noun meaning A beverage drunk before bed that is usually alcoholic.
Meaning
A beverage drunk before bed that is usually alcoholic.
More Meanings
- (by extension, figuratively) Something that a person reads or listens to before bed.
- (US, sports, baseball) The final match of a sporting contest, especially the second game of a baseball doubleheader.
- (intransitive) To drink an alcoholic beverage shortly before retiring to bed.
- (clothing) A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread.
- (historical) A cap drawn over the face of the condemned person before they are hanged.
Example Sentences
Winston wore a nightcap to stave off the cold.
"[…] and as a nightcap I happened to pick the copy of Plato […]"
I'll make myself a nightcap of whisky and lemon before heading to bed.
We nightcapped at the Four Seasons Hotel George V, on the most extravagant cocktails I'd ever purchased in life.
Word Forms
- nightcaps
- night cap
- night-cap
- nightcapping
- nightcapped
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include swallow, drink, glass, night-cap, nightcloth, nightclothes.
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