night sleepn.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪt sliːp/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪt ˌslip/

Forms: see night n. and sleep n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., sleep n.

Etymology: < night n. + sleep n. Compare Dutch nachtslaap, German Nachtschlaf.

Sleep that takes place at night.

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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > at specific time

night sleepOE

beauty sleep1828

OE Seven Sleepers (Julius) (1994) 46 Þæt ilce geþanc..þe heom amang þam nihtslæpe wæs on heora heortan.

?1490 tr. Gouernayle of Helthe sig. Bvii The gretter thi mete be & the more thou hast taken therof, euer the lenger sholde thi nyght slepe be.

1698 E. Bellamy tr. J. Huarte Examen de Ingenios viii. 147 The night sleep is the cause of it, that moistens and strengthens the Brain, which by the waking of the whole day drys up and hardens.

1835 E. Bulwer-Lytton Rienzi I. i. i. 8 Let us keep it for our night sleep.

1967 Arch. Neurol. (Chicago) 17 100/2 The REM periods that recur throughout the night sleep of monkeys and other animals are associated with low voltage, high frequency (‘activated’) EEG.

1989 J. Hersey Announcement in Fling (1990) 96 You'll need a toddy to insure your night sleep.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	night sleep
释义	night sleepn. Brit. /ˈnʌɪt sliːp/, U.S. /ˈnaɪt ˌslip/ Forms: see night n. and sleep n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., sleep n. Etymology: < night n. + sleep n. Compare Dutch nachtslaap, German Nachtschlaf. Sleep that takes place at night. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > at specific time night sleepOE beauty sleep1828 OE Seven Sleepers (Julius) (1994) 46 Þæt ilce geþanc..þe heom amang þam nihtslæpe wæs on heora heortan. ?1490 tr. Gouernayle of Helthe sig. Bvii The gretter thi mete be & the more thou hast taken therof, euer the lenger sholde thi nyght slepe be. 1698 E. Bellamy tr. J. Huarte Examen de Ingenios viii. 147 The night sleep is the cause of it, that moistens and strengthens the Brain, which by the waking of the whole day drys up and hardens. 1835 E. Bulwer-Lytton Rienzi I. i. i. 8 Let us keep it for our night sleep. 1967 Arch. Neurol. (Chicago) 17 100/2 The REM periods that recur throughout the night sleep of monkeys and other animals are associated with low voltage, high frequency (‘activated’) EEG. 1989 J. Hersey Announcement in Fling (1990) 96 You'll need a toddy to insure your night sleep. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE
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