nightcaps
noun
Meaning
- A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread.
- A beverage drunk before bed that is usually alcoholic.
- (by extension) Something the person reads or listens to before bed.
- The final match of a sporting contest, especially the second game of a baseball doubleheader.
- A cap drawn over the face of the condemned person before they are hanged.
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