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- noun Plural form of
nightie .
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Examples
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And Seal, who delivers a forgettable performance even he doesn't seem impressed with, while the "Dancing" professional chick dancers come and go, dressed in what look like nighties from the Valentine's gift packs their boyfriends ordered for them online.
'Dancing with Stars' airs Boo-Gate video, gives Michael Bolton the boot Lisa de Moraes 2010
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Mary Robinette Kowal turns her hand from writing to modeling in nighties.
A Fine Review apexdigest 2007
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Aileen chose to be the evening star and very lovely she looked in her costume made of several silver-spangled scarfs draped over one of her dainty "nighties," which, of course, fell straight from her shoulders.
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"nighties" (the silly slang sounds especially silly when I think of those solid highly respectable German garments) was a question no one seemed to ask.
Home Life in Germany Alfred Sidgwick 1894
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In the bedroom of the two main characters, Mary and Marie, we decided to go for pastels and flowing white curtains, and it just so happened we had two vintage nighties that were pastel pink and blue.
Mary Kincaid: Vintage Crusader Spotlight: An Interview with Alexandra Roxo, Director of Mary Marie Mary Kincaid 2011
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In the bedroom of the two main characters, Mary and Marie, we decided to go for pastels and flowing white curtains, and it just so happened we had two vintage nighties that were pastel pink and blue.
Mary Kincaid: Vintage Crusader Spotlight: An Interview with Alexandra Roxo, Director of Mary Marie Mary Kincaid 2011
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Also, keep in mind that when women hang out together, we ALWAYS wear skimpy nighties, CONSTANTLY touch each other, and ALL of our conversations revolve around men.
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They wear the pastel blue and pink soft nighties in their bedroom and it's all a very soft and gentle feeling that informed the characters in those moments.
Mary Kincaid: Vintage Crusader Spotlight: An Interview with Alexandra Roxo, Director of Mary Marie Mary Kincaid 2011
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The nighties have drawn in women customers as well, like society painter Anh Duong, who likes to wear them as beach coverups.
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For example, one lady made little girls 'summer nighties from pillowcases!
Another Box 2009
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