bed jacket

noun

1. a short jacket worn, usually by a woman, over a nightgown or pajamas, especially while sitting up in bed.

bed jacket

noun

1. a woman's short upper garment worn over a nightgown when sitting up in bed

Word History and Origins

Origin of bed jacket¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Field spoke of how intensely Johnston searched to get her Mama Gump hand-knitted pink bed jacket in "Forest Gump" and how she made a quilt from the many costumes in "Lincoln."

From Los Angeles Times

Already the other women with her, the blonde in the short pink bed jacket with the tatty fur trim, has been appropriated, has entered the glass elevator, has ascended out of sight.

From Literature

She smoothed her silky bed jacket and pursed her lips.

From Time

Meant to be worn on their own, or peeping out from under dense cable-knit bed jackets, honeycomb merino sweaters and long, popcorn-stitched cardigans, they underpin much of the line.

From New York Times

They brought her lipstick and chocolate milk, a pink nylon sweater and a fuchsia bed jacket.

From Literature