nightcapn.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪtkap/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪtˌkæp/

Forms: see night n. and cap n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., cap n.¹

Etymology: < night n. + cap n.¹ With sense 4 compare Dutch slaapmuts, lit. ‘sleep-cap’ in the same sense.

a. A cap worn in bed or with nightclothes. Also: a skullcap worn as an informal alternative to a wig (now historical); †a lawyer's white coif or skullcap (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > worn for specific purpose > night cap

nightcap1378

mutch1438

bonnet1508

biggin1558

dormeuse1734

bed-cap1820

1378 in H. T. Riley Memorials London (1868) 422 (MED) [One dozen of white caps, called] nightcappes.

c1395 G. Chaucer Merchant's Tale 1853 She hym saw vp sittyng in his sherte In his nyght cappe, and with his nekke lene.

?c1450 in G. J. Aungier Hist. & Antiq. Syon Monastery (1840) 385 (MED) Up on ther hedes they may haue..a nyght cappe.

?1530 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry (rev. ed.) f. xlviii Purse, dagger, cloke, nyght cap, kerchef.

1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias i. iii. 9 Making exchaunge of certaine red night caps with the Negroes for Bracelets of Iuory.

1606 Returne from Pernassus i. v. sig. B4^v Ther's a fellow with a night cap on his head.

1623 J. Webster Deuils Law-case iv. i sig. G4^v These make honest lawyers Stop their own earse, whilst they plead & that's the reason Your yonger men that haue good conscience, Weare such large Night-caps.

1655 N. Culpeper et al. tr. L. Rivière Pract. Physick i. i. 7 If by Fumes he find pain in his head, you may only perfume his night-caps every evening.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 260. ⁋1 That some Ladies..may be persuaded to wear warm Night-Caps this cold Season.

1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews II. iv. xiv. 285 His Head, on which..he wore a Flannel Nightcap .

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1752 I. 134 With his little black wig on the top of his head, instead of a nightcap.

1836 F. Marryat Japhet II. xvi. 153 His head was covered with a white night cap.

1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xxii. 112 Her last gift—a night-cap for Stubb, the second mate,..and a spare Bible for the steward.

1887 W. Besant World went very well Then I. i. 6 His head, covered with a padded silk night-cap, was sunk deep in the pillows.

1912 G. Greig Mains's Wooin' 7 They're sittin' at the cheek o' the fire wi' nichtkeps on.

1950 R. Davies At Heart's Core 19 A lamentable night-cap over which he wears a sorry top-hat.

1988 Independent 22 Sept. 6 Pensioners were advised yesterday..to ‘get your grandchildren to give you a woolly nightcap’.

†b. figurative and in figurative contexts. Cf. horse-nightcap n. at horse n. Compounds 2a. Obsolete.In early quots., frequently used with allusion to cuckoldry.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > fornication, adultery, or incest > [noun] > adultery > dishonour by wife's adultery

cuckoldry?1529

horning?1578

nightcapa1616

cornuting1640

horn-fair1669

cuckold-making1681

cuckoldom1681

hornwork1738

hornification1819

hornifying-

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) ii. i. 306 I feare Cassio, with my nightcap to.

a1625 J. Fletcher Womans Prize iv. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ppppp/2 Thou get a wench, thou get dozen night-caps.

a1640 P. Massinger Parl. of Love (1976) iv. i. 25 This is a happie entrance, maie it end well! Ile mount your night cap, dodipoll.

c1667 Roxburghe Ballads (1891) VII. 360 His Wife too will scoff, when he comes lamely off, And gave him a Night-cap of Horn.

1770 Gentleman's Mag. 40 560 To express the Condition of an Honest Fellow and no Flincher under the Effects of good Fellowship he is said to..[have] Got his Night Cap on.

1850 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis II. i. 2 Foker..voted Erith a prig and a dullard, the nightcap of the House of Commons.

†2. A cloud of mist covering a mountain top. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > mist > [noun] > a covering of mist > on a mountain-top

nightcap1613

1613 J. Stephens Cinthia's Revenge iii. viii. sig. L^v Titan rous'd vp from darkenesse by the day Shrunke with amazement of the fatall morne, (Remembring what a mischiefe should befall) For cloudy night-caps hee againe did call, When my suborned vassaile gaue consent..to accuse My step-dame, yong Lucilla, of your death.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §819 They say in Wales, When certain Hills have their Night-caps on, they mean mischief.

1799 R. Heber Let. 17 Sept. in Heber Lett. (1950) iv. 115 We continued..to the foot of Ben Lomond one of the highest hills in Great Britain. Ben however would not be persuaded quite to take off his night cap.

1817 J. K. Paulding Lett. from South I. 160 It is a rainy morning; the mountains have all got on their nightcaps of mist.

1846 J. K. Paulding Old Continental II. viii. 118 The range of mountains to the north, was decked with a white night-cap of mist.

†3. slang. A lawyer; a serjeant-at-law. Cf. sense 1a. Obsolete. rare.Misinterpreted by N.E.D. as ‘A nocturnal bully’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [noun] > violent treatment or force > frequenting streets > at night

night-walker1422

nightcap1623

night-runner1670

scourer1672

1623 J. Webster Dutchesse of Malfy ii. i. sig. D^v Be sure you are taken for one of the prime night-caps.

1623 J. Webster Deuils Law-case ii. i. 45 For judgments and days of trial..among a shoal or swarm of reeking night-caps.

4. A drink, esp. an alcoholic one, taken at the end of an evening, often immediately before going to bed in order to induce sleep.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > a drink of > taken at night

night-gear1592

sleep-drinka1699

nightcap1814

pillow-cup1829

the world > food and drink > drink > [noun] > a drink or draught > soft drink at bedtime

nightcap1930

1814 in Catal. Prints: Polit. & Personal Satires (Brit. Mus.) (1949) IX. 476 Hollo Chambermaid—you have forgot my nightcap.

1818 Cook's Oracle (ed. 2) 503 A pint of table beer, (or Ale, if you make it for a ‘Night-Cap’).

1862 G. A. Sala Accepted Addr. 118 Drinks..cunningly compounded..by way of night-caps.

1930 Daily Tel. 9 Apr. 11/7 (advt.) ‘Ovaltine’... The world's best ‘night-cap’ to ensure sound, natural sleep.

1959 New Statesman 1 Aug. 141/3 A greater number of housewives than ever before realised the goodness of Bovril..for use as a beverage during the day, a night-cap, and for adding to savoury dishes.

1987 A. Pryce-Jones Bonus of Laughter iii. 32 After dinner, we were asked back for a nightcap.

5. North American colloquial. The final event in a one-day sporting contest; spec. the second of two baseball games played by the same two teams on a single day.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > item on sports programme

event1831

nightcap1910

1910 Washington Post 10 Aug. 4 The nightcap exhibition was one of the greatest pitchers' battles of the year here, both Harkness and Walker pitching sensational ball, the weather conditions taken into consideration.

1913 Atlanta Constit. 5 June 8 Charleston and Columbus divided a double-header here today, the Sea Gulls winning the initial game, 1 to 0, and losing the nightcap by a score of 3 to 1.

1939 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Add. Nightcap, the final race or contest of a day's sports.

1941 Sun (Baltimore) 22 Sept. 1/1 The Cardinals pulled the opening game out of the fire with a daring bit of base running..to win 6–5, and took the nightcap, 7–0.

1969 Internat. Herald Tribune (Paris) 6 Nov. 13/1 In the nightcap, Baltimore's Wes Unseld..sat out much of the game because of foul trouble.

1995 Philadelphia Inquirer 7 Aug. c5/4 Jefferies' resolve was tested in the fifth inning of the nightcap.

Compounds

nightcap wig n. now historical a short wig resembling a nightcap (see quot. 1960).

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > wig > types of > other

Rogerian1597

Gregorian1598

Chedreux1678

vallancy1684

spencer17..

nightcap wig1709

Adonis1734

pigeon wing1753

grizzle1755

tête1756

bag-wig1760

negligent1762

jasey1789

bushel-wig1794

Brutus1798

scalp1802

Brown Georgea1845

sheitel1890

fright wig1904

katsura1908

neck-roll1920

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 26. ⁋4 Some new Alteration in our Night-cap-Wigs and Pockets.

1748 W. Douglas Cornuter Seventy-five 16 The Don..dresses himself in a short Jacket, light Pumps, and a Night-Cap Wigg.

1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Devereux I. ii. i. 158 A tall gaunt fellow, in a coat covered with tarnished lace, a nightcap wig [etc.].

1960 C. W. Cunnington et al. Dict. Eng. Costume 4 Night-cap wig, a bob wig with roll curls circling the back of the head from cheek to cheek.

1982 S. B. Flexner Listening to Amer. 67 Smaller, specialized, and less pretentious campaign wigs..and nightcap wigs slowly became popular for all occasions.

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

单词	nightcap
释义	nightcapn. Brit. /ˈnʌɪtkap/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtˌkæp/ Forms: see night n. and cap n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., cap n.¹ Etymology: < night n. + cap n.¹ With sense 4 compare Dutch slaapmuts, lit. ‘sleep-cap’ in the same sense. 1. a. A cap worn in bed or with nightclothes. Also: a skullcap worn as an informal alternative to a wig (now historical); †a lawyer's white coif or skullcap (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > worn for specific purpose > night cap nightcap1378 mutch1438 bonnet1508 biggin1558 dormeuse1734 bed-cap1820 1378 in H. T. Riley Memorials London (1868) 422 (MED) [One dozen of white caps, called] nightcappes. c1395 G. Chaucer Merchant's Tale 1853 She hym saw vp sittyng in his sherte In his nyght cappe, and with his nekke lene. ?c1450 in G. J. Aungier Hist. & Antiq. Syon Monastery (1840) 385 (MED) Up on ther hedes they may haue..a nyght cappe. ?1530 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry (rev. ed.) f. xlviii Purse, dagger, cloke, nyght cap, kerchef. 1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias i. iii. 9 Making exchaunge of certaine red night caps with the Negroes for Bracelets of Iuory. 1606 Returne from Pernassus i. v. sig. B4^v Ther's a fellow with a night cap on his head. 1623 J. Webster Deuils Law-case iv. i sig. G4^v These make honest lawyers Stop their own earse, whilst they plead & that's the reason Your yonger men that haue good conscience, Weare such large Night-caps. 1655 N. Culpeper et al. tr. L. Rivière Pract. Physick i. i. 7 If by Fumes he find pain in his head, you may only perfume his night-caps every evening. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 260. ⁋1 That some Ladies..may be persuaded to wear warm Night-Caps this cold Season. 1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews II. iv. xiv. 285 His Head, on which..he wore a Flannel Nightcap . View more context for this quotation 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1752 I. 134 With his little black wig on the top of his head, instead of a nightcap. 1836 F. Marryat Japhet II. xvi. 153 His head was covered with a white night cap. 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xxii. 112 Her last gift—a night-cap for Stubb, the second mate,..and a spare Bible for the steward. 1887 W. Besant World went very well Then I. i. 6 His head, covered with a padded silk night-cap, was sunk deep in the pillows. 1912 G. Greig Mains's Wooin' 7 They're sittin' at the cheek o' the fire wi' nichtkeps on. 1950 R. Davies At Heart's Core 19 A lamentable night-cap over which he wears a sorry top-hat. 1988 Independent 22 Sept. 6 Pensioners were advised yesterday..to ‘get your grandchildren to give you a woolly nightcap’. †b. figurative and in figurative contexts. Cf. horse-nightcap n. at horse n. Compounds 2a. Obsolete.In early quots., frequently used with allusion to cuckoldry. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > fornication, adultery, or incest > [noun] > adultery > dishonour by wife's adultery cuckoldry?1529 horning?1578 nightcapa1616 cornuting1640 horn-fair1669 cuckold-making1681 cuckoldom1681 hornwork1738 hornification1819 hornifying- a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) ii. i. 306 I feare Cassio, with my nightcap to. View more context for this quotation a1625 J. Fletcher Womans Prize iv. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ppppp/2 Thou get a wench, thou get dozen night-caps. a1640 P. Massinger Parl. of Love (1976) iv. i. 25 This is a happie entrance, maie it end well! Ile mount your night cap, dodipoll. c1667 Roxburghe Ballads (1891) VII. 360 His Wife too will scoff, when he comes lamely off, And gave him a Night-cap of Horn. 1770 Gentleman's Mag. 40 560 To express the Condition of an Honest Fellow and no Flincher under the Effects of good Fellowship he is said to..[have] Got his Night Cap on. 1850 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis II. i. 2 Foker..voted Erith a prig and a dullard, the nightcap of the House of Commons. †2. A cloud of mist covering a mountain top. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > mist > [noun] > a covering of mist > on a mountain-top nightcap1613 1613 J. Stephens Cinthia's Revenge iii. viii. sig. L^v Titan rous'd vp from darkenesse by the day Shrunke with amazement of the fatall morne, (Remembring what a mischiefe should befall) For cloudy night-caps hee againe did call, When my suborned vassaile gaue consent..to accuse My step-dame, yong Lucilla, of your death. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §819 They say in Wales, When certain Hills have their Night-caps on, they mean mischief. 1799 R. Heber Let. 17 Sept. in Heber Lett. (1950) iv. 115 We continued..to the foot of Ben Lomond one of the highest hills in Great Britain. Ben however would not be persuaded quite to take off his night cap. 1817 J. K. Paulding Lett. from South I. 160 It is a rainy morning; the mountains have all got on their nightcaps of mist. 1846 J. K. Paulding Old Continental II. viii. 118 The range of mountains to the north, was decked with a white night-cap of mist. †3. slang. A lawyer; a serjeant-at-law. Cf. sense 1a. Obsolete. rare.Misinterpreted by N.E.D. as ‘A nocturnal bully’. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [noun] > violent treatment or force > frequenting streets > at night night-walker1422 nightcap1623 night-runner1670 scourer1672 1623 J. Webster Dutchesse of Malfy ii. i. sig. D^v Be sure you are taken for one of the prime night-caps. 1623 J. Webster Deuils Law-case ii. i. 45 For judgments and days of trial..among a shoal or swarm of reeking night-caps. 4. A drink, esp. an alcoholic one, taken at the end of an evening, often immediately before going to bed in order to induce sleep. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > a drink of > taken at night night-gear1592 sleep-drinka1699 nightcap1814 pillow-cup1829 the world > food and drink > drink > [noun] > a drink or draught > soft drink at bedtime nightcap1930 1814 in Catal. Prints: Polit. & Personal Satires (Brit. Mus.) (1949) IX. 476 Hollo Chambermaid—you have forgot my nightcap. 1818 Cook's Oracle (ed. 2) 503 A pint of table beer, (or Ale, if you make it for a ‘Night-Cap’). 1862 G. A. Sala Accepted Addr. 118 Drinks..cunningly compounded..by way of night-caps. 1930 Daily Tel. 9 Apr. 11/7 (advt.) ‘Ovaltine’... The world's best ‘night-cap’ to ensure sound, natural sleep. 1959 New Statesman 1 Aug. 141/3 A greater number of housewives than ever before realised the goodness of Bovril..for use as a beverage during the day, a night-cap, and for adding to savoury dishes. 1987 A. Pryce-Jones Bonus of Laughter iii. 32 After dinner, we were asked back for a nightcap. 5. North American colloquial. The final event in a one-day sporting contest; spec. the second of two baseball games played by the same two teams on a single day. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > item on sports programme event1831 nightcap1910 1910 Washington Post 10 Aug. 4 The nightcap exhibition was one of the greatest pitchers' battles of the year here, both Harkness and Walker pitching sensational ball, the weather conditions taken into consideration. 1913 Atlanta Constit. 5 June 8 Charleston and Columbus divided a double-header here today, the Sea Gulls winning the initial game, 1 to 0, and losing the nightcap by a score of 3 to 1. 1939 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Add. Nightcap, the final race or contest of a day's sports. 1941 Sun (Baltimore) 22 Sept. 1/1 The Cardinals pulled the opening game out of the fire with a daring bit of base running..to win 6–5, and took the nightcap, 7–0. 1969 Internat. Herald Tribune (Paris) 6 Nov. 13/1 In the nightcap, Baltimore's Wes Unseld..sat out much of the game because of foul trouble. 1995 Philadelphia Inquirer 7 Aug. c5/4 Jefferies' resolve was tested in the fifth inning of the nightcap. Compounds nightcap wig n. now historical a short wig resembling a nightcap (see quot. 1960). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > wig > types of > other Rogerian1597 Gregorian1598 Chedreux1678 vallancy1684 spencer17.. nightcap wig1709 Adonis1734 pigeon wing1753 grizzle1755 tête1756 bag-wig1760 negligent1762 jasey1789 bushel-wig1794 Brutus1798 scalp1802 Brown Georgea1845 sheitel1890 fright wig1904 katsura1908 neck-roll1920 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 26. ⁋4 Some new Alteration in our Night-cap-Wigs and Pockets. 1748 W. Douglas Cornuter Seventy-five 16 The Don..dresses himself in a short Jacket, light Pumps, and a Night-Cap Wigg. 1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Devereux I. ii. i. 158 A tall gaunt fellow, in a coat covered with tarnished lace, a nightcap wig [etc.]. 1960 C. W. Cunnington et al. Dict. Eng. Costume 4 Night-cap wig, a bob wig with roll curls circling the back of the head from cheek to cheek. 1982 S. B. Flexner Listening to Amer. 67 Smaller, specialized, and less pretentious campaign wigs..and nightcap wigs slowly became popular for all occasions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1378
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