| 词汇 | nightcap |
| 词源 | nightcap. A drink, usually alcoholic, before going to bed, to help one sleep better. The term was coined two centuries ago when people wore nightcaps to keep their heads warm in those days of primitive heating. The bedtime drink came to be asso- ciated with and named after the practice of putting on a night- cap just before retiring. |
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