pajamas pl (plural only)
Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers.
Loose-fitting trousers worn by both sexes in various southern Asian countries including India.
Pajamas is chiefly an American spelling; the rest of the English-speaking world uses pyjamas.
Source: Wiktionary
Pa*ja"mas, n. pl. [Hind. pa-jama, paejama, lit., leg closing.]
Definition: Originally, in India, loose drawers or trousers, such as those worn, tied about the waist, by Mohammedan men and women; by extension, a similar garment adopted among Europeans, Americans, etc., for wear in the dressing room and during sleep; also, a suit consisting of drawers and a loose upper garment for such wear.
Py*ja"mas, or, chiefly U. S., Pa*ja"mas, n. pl.
Definition: A garment, similar to the Oriental pyjama (which see), adopted among Europeans, Americans, and other Occidentals, for wear in the dressing room and during sleep; also, a suit of drawers and blouse for such wear.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 December 2024
(noun) a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
