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PYJAMAS
Noun
pyjamas pl (plural only)
British standard spelling of pajamas (clothes for sleeping in).
British standard spelling of pajamas (loose trousers worn by men and women in South Asia).
Source: Wiktionary
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.
PYJAMA
Py*ja"ma, n. Etym: [Hind. pae-jama, literally, leg clothing.]
Definition: In India and Persia, thin loose trowsers or drawers; in Europe and America, drawers worn at night, or a kind of nightdress with legs. [Written also paijama.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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