1
: a cloth cap worn with nightclothes
2
: a usually alcoholic drink taken at the end of the day
3
: the final race or contest of a day's sports
especially
: the second game of a baseball doubleheader
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From the day’s first studio appointment to a nightcap negroni at Bar Basso, Design Week attendees had to dress smartly.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2025
Houston took the chaos to another dimension in the nightcap.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
The nightcap on Saturday’s action should be a fun one.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
Maine punched its ticket in the nightcap with a grueling 4-3 win over Cinderella Northeastern which stretched in a second overtime.
—Barry Scanlon, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2025
Houston took the chaos to another dimension in the nightcap.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
The nightcap on Saturday’s action should be a fun one.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
Maine punched its ticket in the nightcap with a grueling 4-3 win over Cinderella Northeastern which stretched in a second overtime.
—Barry Scanlon, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Nightcap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nightcap. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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nightcap
noun
night·cap
ˈnīt-ˌkap 
1
: a cap worn with nightclothes
2
: a drink taken at bedtime
3
: the final race or contest of a day's sports activities
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