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pyjamas
[ puh-jah-muhz, -jam-uhz ]
pyjamas
/ pəˈdʒɑːməz /
plural noun
- loose-fitting nightclothes comprising a jacket or top and trousers
- full loose-fitting ankle-length trousers worn by either sex in various Eastern countries
- women's flared trousers or trouser suit used esp for leisure wear
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pyjamas1
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Example Sentences
Sometimes I wear my silk pyjamas when I am going for a walk in the mornings, does that make me eccentric?
At around 11pm the family, in their pyjamas, went down steps into the shelter.
She was wearing bright striped pyjamas, smoking a cigarette and talking very fast.
I was grabbing books and trying to hide them, the dog was running off with them, my dad was standing helpless in his pyjamas.
A few of the men were still in pyjamas, and of the women in dressing-gown or opera-cloak, caught up as they fled.
Made special note of the lack of mosquito nets, beds, pyjamas and other comforts.
He stood still, put his hand on the door, an almost grotesque figure in his faded pink and white striped flannel pyjamas.
Peter was in pyjamas and dressing-gown, rosy, and fresh roused from sleep.
At the end of that time he reappeared, but now he was in his pyjamas, over which he wore a heavy dressing-gown.
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