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Nightcap

speaker

Meaning

Noun

●
In Headwear:
A
while
, often with
, being common
in
Europe before effective home
became widespread.
●
A
before
that is usually alcoholic.
●
Something that a person
or
to before bed.
●
In American English, Baseball, Sports & Headwear:
The
of a
, especially the second
of a
doubleheader.
●
In Headwear:
A
over the
of the
person before they are hanged.

Verb

●
To
an
before
to bed.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

nightcap
English
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cap
English
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cappe
Middle English (1100-1500)
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cæppe
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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cappa
Latin
night
English
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night
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym

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