This lets out those who might decide to eat an entire lobster after midnight, or anyone whose idea of a nightcap is a belgian waffle. From Wordnik.com. [Killer Cereal] Reference
My nightcap from the Management was this notice in red ink. From Wordnik.com. [War With the Blinds Down] Reference
The nightcap is between teams that climbed as high as second. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Pac-10, Big 12: Duel associations] Reference
The nightcap was a makeup of Wednesday night's rainout. From Wordnik.com. [ESPNsoccernet] Reference
And the nightcap is the one you enjoy just as the birds start to sing. From Wordnik.com. [AdSense for Feeds] Reference
If a marriage is to come off, the bride's lace on her nightcap is a subject of criticism. From Wordnik.com. [Pictures of Slavery in Church and State; Including Personal Reminiscences, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, etc. etc. with an Appendix, Containing the Views of John Wesley and Richard Watson on Slavery] Reference
This is the night-shirt, and formerly a "nightcap" was used by some. From Wordnik.com. [As A Chinaman Saw Us Passages from his Letters to a Friend at Home] Reference
Ah, that kind of nightcap no one should wish to earn!. From Wordnik.com. [What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales] Reference
The word "nightcap" is spelled with and without a hyphen in the text. From Wordnik.com. [Careless Jane and Other Tales] Reference
When the two friends finally faced the bar for their "nightcap" Tom explained. From Wordnik.com. [The Iron Trail] Reference
And as he opened his ice-box, and helped himself to a stiff 'nightcap' before turning in, Desmond joined the group outside. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Amulet] Reference
A little wurruk is not bad, a little wurruk f'r th 'stomach's sake an' to make ye sleep sound, a kind of nightcap, d'ye mind. From Wordnik.com. [Mr. Dooley Says] Reference
Okay I’m up; sorry I dropped in on your fine post without a pertinent comment, Deron; the nightcap was a little too abundant. From Wordnik.com. [death from above | clusterflock] Reference
There's a nightcap sticking out of a topfloor window. From Wordnik.com. [Heart of Gold] Reference
"You are really too good, you have kissed my nightcap.". From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The other was, of course, my friend of the red nightcap. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7] Reference
And then to take what modern rakes sometimes "a nightcap" call. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843] Reference
We end of having a nightcap at the hotel and then going to our rooms. From Wordnik.com. [A Time for Peace] Reference
Hastily taking off her nightcap and throwing a shawl over her nightgown. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7] Reference
"How do you like my nightcap?" he inquired, suddenly and inconsequently. From Wordnik.com. [Dick, Marjorie and Fidge A Search for the Wonderful Dodo] Reference
The banker asked Odette if he could lure her home with him for a nightcap. From Wordnik.com. [The Crickets Try to Organize Themselves Into Some Raucous Pentameter.] Reference
His curls, escaping from the nightcap covering his head, float on his forehead. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
She crammed the strings of her frilled nightcap between her teeth as a stopper!. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point] Reference
He saw Eddie walking the hall in deep thought, and invited Eddie in for a nightcap. From Wordnik.com. [Zelda's Lament: F. Scott and the Priest] Reference
Then he put on her nightgown and nightcap, got into bed, and pulled up the bedclothes. From Wordnik.com. [Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk] Reference
At last, quite out of patience, I sat up and hurled my nightcap to the foot of the bed!. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
What! when I say, "Nicole, bring me my slippers, and give me my nightcap," is that prose?. From Wordnik.com. [Classic French Course in English] Reference
Still, I can't get any of these inebriated folks to consider a nightcap of contemporary art. From Wordnik.com. [An All-Nighter At The Museum] Reference
Mrs. Crump, but her nightcap had slipped off, and her black wig lay on a chair by her bedside. From Wordnik.com. [Little Folks (October 1884) A Magazine for the Young] Reference
When Red Riding Hood got into bed, she saw the wolf's ears sticking out from under the nightcap. From Wordnik.com. [Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk] Reference
The dog snatched up the breeches and away he flew, the traveller posting after him with his nightcap on. From Wordnik.com. [A Hundred Anecdotes of Animals] Reference
It was late, there were only a few people left in the bar and I was sitting down to a nightcap of a shot and beer. From Wordnik.com. [Through A Glass, Darkly] Reference
And as his head moved as he uttered these words, the horrible tuft at the end of his nightcap waggled as an accompaniment. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"Nobody offered me anything good to drink," he complained, "so I came in to get some water from the faucet for my nightcap.". From Wordnik.com. [Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day] Reference
I can still see her rosy face buried in that big pillow, the curls of fair hair escaping from under the lace of her little nightcap. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Even though a nightcap may help you relax and fall asleep faster, it'll make the second half of your sleep cycle restless and unsatisfying. From Wordnik.com. [7 Steps To The Best Sleep Ever] Reference
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