NIGHTCAP


Meaning of NIGHTCAP in English

— nightcapped , adj.

/nuyt"kap'/ , n.

1. Informal. an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime or at the end of a festive evening.

2. a cap for the head, intended primarily to be worn in bed.

3. Sports Informal. the last event of the program for the day, esp. the second game of a doubleheader in baseball or the last race of the day in horse racing.

[ 1350-1400; ME; see NIGHT, CAP 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .