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/pədʒˈɑmə/ /pədʒˈæmə/ Listen

Pajama

noun

A pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries. Synonym: pyjama.

(usually plural) loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers. Synonyms: jammies, pj's, pyjama.

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"Pajama" Quotes from Famous Books

... held up by Hotchkiss at the point of a splint, while Alison fastened their hands with a chain that was broken and much too short. I was roused about dawn by a light rap at the door, and, opening it, I found Forbes, in a pair of trousers and a pajama coat. He was as pleasant as most fleshy people are when they have to get up at night, and he said the telephone had been ringing for an hour, and he didn't know why somebody else in the blankety-blank house couldn't have heard it. He wouldn't get ...

— The Man in Lower Ten • Mary Roberts Rinehart

... fact that he wore only a thin pajama suit he led the way to the open window. Thrusting his head out he listened attentively. A single tree grew a few feet from the window. Nimbly the lad sprang to its bole, clinging cat-like for an instant before he clambered quietly ...

— The Son of Tarzan • Edgar Rice Burroughs

Words linked to "Pajama" : sleeper, jammies, pj's, pyjama, lounging pajama, nightclothes, pant, trouser, sleepwear, nightwear