nightcap
(noun) the final game of a double header
nightcap
(noun) a cloth cap worn in bed
nightcap
(noun) an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nightcap (plural nightcaps)
A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread. [From 14th c.]
A beverage drunk before bed that is usually alcoholic. [From 1818.]
(by extension, figuratively) Something the person reads or listens to before bed.
(US, sport, baseball) The final match of a sporting contest, especially the second game of a baseball doubleheader. [From 1939.]
(historical) A cap drawn over the face of the condemned person before they are hanged.
• patching
Source: Wiktionary
Night"cap`, n.
1. A cap worn in bed to protect the head, or in undress.
2. A potion of spirit drank at bedtime. [Cant] Wright.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
