pajama

pajama
Pyjama Py*ja"ma, n. [Hind. p[=a]e-j[=a]ma, literally, leg clothing.] In India and Persia, thin loose trowsers or drawers; in Europe and America, drawers worn at night, or a kind of nightdress with legs. Usually used in the plural. See {pajamas}. [Written also {paijama} {pajama}.] [Chiefly British variant of {pajama}.] [1913 Webster +PJC]

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