"night-rail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: night-rails [plural]
Etymology: From night + rail (“garment, gown”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|night|rail|t2=garment, gown}} night + rail (“garment, gown”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} night-rail (plural night-rails)
  1. (obsolete) A loose robe worn as a nightgown. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-night-rail-en-noun-h9SxZUfD
  2. (obsolete) A kind of 17th-century headdress. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-night-rail-en-noun-RU4S47l~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87

Inflected forms

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