Nightcap

Definitions

1. A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread.
2. A locality in the Byron council area and the Lismore council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
3. A beverage drunk before bed that is usually alcoholic.
4. Something that a person reads or listens to before bed.
   broadly, figuratively
5. The final match of a sporting contest, especially the second game of a baseball doubleheader.
   US
6. A cap drawn over the face of the condemned person before they are hanged.
   historical

Equivalents

Examples

“Winston wore a nightcap to stave off the cold.”

“I'll make⟳ myself a nightcap of whisky and lemon before heading to bed.”

“You know⟳ the other night, when I had dinner with Afro-Dite? When Jo was in San Francisco? Well we dropped into the Sinners, right, just for a nightcap.”

“This week I took up the relatively simple challenge⟳ of buying breakfast, lunch and dinner—and a nightcap—exclusively from konbini, as well as completing a couple of admin tasks.”

“"[…] and as a nightcap I happened to pick⟳ the copy⟳ of Plato […]"”

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