Associations to the word «Nightcap»

Wiktionary

NIGHTCAP, noun. 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.]
NIGHTCAP, noun. A beverage drunk before bed that is usually alcoholic. [From 1818.]
NIGHTCAP, noun. (by extension) (figuratively) Something the person reads or listens to before bed.
NIGHTCAP, noun. (US) (sport) (baseball) The final match of a sporting contest, especially the second game of a baseball doubleheader. [From 1939.]

Dictionary definition

NIGHTCAP, noun. An alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic.
NIGHTCAP, noun. A cloth cap worn in bed.
NIGHTCAP, noun. The final game of a double header.

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy