or, chiefly U. S., /mhw>, n. pl. A garment, similar to the Oriental pyjama (which see), adopted among Europeans, Americans, and other Occidentals, for wear in the dressing room and during sleep; also, a suit of drawers and blouse for such wear. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
‖n. [ Hind. pāe-jāma, 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 paijamapajama. ] [ Chiefly British variant of pajama. ] [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]