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pyjamas

 noun
     
Related topics: Clothes
py‧ja‧mas British English ; pajamas American English [plural]
1DCC a soft pair of trousers and a top that you wear in bed:
striped pyjamas
2DCCRRI loose trousers that are tied around the waist, worn by Muslim men or women
—pyjama adjective [only before noun]
pyjama bottoms

➔ the cat's pyjamas

at cat (5)
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