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The Britannica Dictionary nightcap 1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• nightcap (noun)

nightcap /ˈnaɪtˌkæp/ noun plural nightcaps nightcap /ˈnaɪtˌkæp/ noun plural nightcaps Britannica Dictionary definition of NIGHTCAP [count] 1 : a drink that you have just before you go to bed at night and that usually has alcohol in it 2 : a cloth cap that people used to wear in bed in the past ASK THE EDITOR

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