PAJAMAS

Pa‐ja″mas (?), n. pl. [[Hind. pā-jāma, pāejāma, lit., leg closing.]] Originally, in India, loose drawers or trousers, such as those worn, tied about the waist, by Mohammedan men and women; by extension, a similar garment adopted among Europeans, Americans, etc., for wear in the dressing room and during sleep; also, a suit consisting of drawers and a loose upper garment for such wear.