nightcap

IPA: nˈaɪtkæp

A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread.
A beverage drunk before bed that is usually alcoholic.
(by extension, figuratively) Something that a person reads or listens to before bed.
(US, sports, baseball) The final match of a sporting contest, especially the second game of a baseball doubleheader.
(historical) A cap drawn over the face of the condemned person before they are hanged.

Examples of "nightcap" in Sentences

The nightcap was a makeup of Wednesday night's rainout.
My nightcap from the Management was this notice in red ink
The nightcap is between teams that climbed as high as second
And the nightcap is the one you enjoy just as the birds start to sing.
A nightcap should be a one-off, not "one more" of whatever you're drinking.
If a marriage is to come off, the bride's lace on her nightcap is a subject of criticism.
This lets out those who might decide to eat an entire lobster after midnight, or anyone whose idea of a nightcap is a belgian waffle.
At 4 hours, 45 minutes, the nightcap was the longest nine-inning game in major league history, and it came on top of a relatively speedy 3:55 afternoon contest.
M'Carthy prudently hesitated either to arouse his loyalty or disturb the tranquility of his family, and after joining him in a tumbler of punch, or what O'Driscol termed his nightcap, he retired to bed, where, however, he could not for a considerable time prevent himself from ruminating, with a good deal of seriousness, upon the extraordinary interview he had had with the friendly stranger.