Brit-Speak: clothing

[Lisa (Jennings) Mamula]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Kathryn Cawte" <kcawte at n...> 
wrote:

> A jumper is what Americans call a sweater. A night dress does exactly what
> it says in the tin - it's a dress-like piece of clothing used for sleeping
> in (I'll add used by *women* since while it seems obvious to me, if you've
> never heard of one I guess it wouldn't be for you). A dressing gown is a
> robe, usually with a tie belt, which is worn over night clothes when
> wandering around the house etc, covers a wide range from silk kimono type
> things to towelling robes to well pretty much anything.
> 
> K

Thanks!  I figured as much about the night dress thing; I've always heard 
"nightgown" and could only assume it was the same, but I had to ask. :)


LM