Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bedjacket

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bed-jack-et
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short jacket worn when sitting up in bed, usually by women.

Example Sentences

"She hauled the bed from her room out into the middle of the Studio before the open fire and lay there in state, done up in fancy bed-jackets, smoking innumerable cigarettes and entertaining anybody whom she could persuade to visit."
"Oh dear, dear!—you know you’re sick when someone sends you a bedjacket instead of bath powder or a nice travel book. A bedjacket is almost as antiquated as a bustle or a dress shield. A bedjacket speaks of desperation, and what it says is: toodle-oo."

Etymology

From bed + jacket.

Inflected Forms

bedjackets (plural) bed-jacket (alternative)

Phrases

bed-jacketed

Questions

What does bedjacket mean?: A short jacket worn when sitting up in bed, usually by women.
Where does bedjacket come from?: From bed + jacket.

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