English word nightcap comes from English night, English cap
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| night | English (eng) | (countable) A night (and part of the days before and after it) spent in a hotel or other accommodation.. (countable) An evening or night spent at a particular activity.. (countable) The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.. (sports, colloquial) A night's worth of competitions, generally one game.. (uncountable) A dark blue [...] |
| cap | English (eng) | (colloquial) A recording or screenshot. (electronics) capacitor (architecture) The uppermost of any assemblage of parts.. (geometry) A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.. (nautical) A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope.. (obsolete) A respectful uncovering [...] |
| nightcap | English (eng) | (US, sport, baseball) The final match of a sporting contest, especially the second game of a baseball doubleheader. [From 1939.]. (by extension, figuratively) Something the person reads or listens to before bed.. (historical) A cap drawn over the face of the condemned person before they are hanged.. A beverage drunk before bed that is usually alcoholic. [From 1818.]. A warm cloth cap worn [...] |