nightcap

== English == === Alternative forms === night cap, night-cap === Etymology === From night +‎ cap. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnaɪtˌkæp/ === Noun === nightcap (plural nightcaps) (clothing) A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread. [From 14th c.] A beverage drunk before bed that is usually alcoholic. [From 1818.] (by extension, figuratively) Something that a person reads or listens to before bed. (US, sports, baseball) The final match of a sporting contest, especially the second game of a baseball doubleheader. [From 1939.] (historical) A cap drawn over the face of the condemned person before they are hanged. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === nightcap (third-person singular simple present nightcaps, present participle nightcapping, simple past and past participle nightcapped) (intransitive) To drink an alcoholic beverage shortly before retiring to bed. === Anagrams === patching