pajamas
clothing for wearing in bed, consisting of usually loose-fitting pants or shorts and matching top: my favorite pair of flannel pajamas.
any clothing worn for sleeping or lounging: The only pajamas I brought are a pair of boxers and a T-shirt.
a jumpsuit or two-piece outfit with loose-fitting bottoms: beach pajamas.
loose-fitting trousers, usually of silk or cotton, worn in parts of Asia.
Origin of pajamas
1- Also especially British, py·jam·as .
Other words from pajamas
- pa·ja·maed, adjective
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How to use pajamas in a sentence
Then he lighted a lamp, pushed out into the passage, and saw Lord Victor's pajamaed figure coming toward him.
The Three Sapphires | W. A. FraserThe night-gowned and pajamaed throng could not be persuaded that safety lay not in sight of the Zeppelin but away from it.
World's War Events, Vol. I | VariousDorothy felt the cold breeze from the open window blowing on her pajamaed body, but she did not move.
Dorothy Dixon and the Double Cousin | Dorothy WayneBarbara brought the pajamaed Carlyle out for his good-night kiss and took him in to bed.
The Lost Wagon | James Arthur KjelgaardShe spread her arms noiselessly, and then flung them about the pajamaed one.
The Happy Venture | Edith Ballinger Price
British Dictionary definitions for pajamas
/ (pəˈdʒɑːməz) /
the US spelling of pyjamas
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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