Definition of Gown. Meaning of Gown. Synonyms of Gown

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Definition of Gown

Gown
Gown Gown, n. [OE. goune, prob. from W. gwn gown, loose robe, akin to Ir. gunn, Gael. g[`u]n; cf. OF. gone, prob. of the same origin.] 1. A loose, flowing upper garment; especially: (a) The ordinary outer dress of a woman; as, a calico or silk gown. (b) The official robe of certain professional men and scholars, as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.; hence, the dress of peace; the dress of civil officers, in distinction from military. He Mars deposed, and arms to gowns made yield. --Dryden. (c) A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown. 2. Any sort of dress or garb. He comes . . . in the gown of humility. --Shak.

Meaning of Gown from wikipedia

- Academic dress (cap and gown) Ball gown Bedgown Bouffant gown Coronation gown Evening gown Hospital gown Nightgown Tea gown Wedding gown Sheer fabric Décolletage...
- skirt. Gown may also refer to: Evening gown, women's formal attire Dressing gown, British term for a bathrobe Mandarin gown, Cheongsam Suicide gown, anti-suicide...
- An evening gown, evening dress or gown is a long dress usually worn at formal occasions. The drop ranges from ballerina (mid-calf to just above the ankles)...
- christening gown is an item of baptismal clothing used by a royal family at family christenings. Among those presently using such a gown are the royal...
- A dressing gown, housecoat or morning gown is a robe, a loose-****ing outer garment, worn by either men or women. They are similar to a bathrobe but without...
- The Delphos gown is a finely pleated silk dress first created in about 1907 by French designer Henriette Negrin and her husband, Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo...
- distinctive in some way to each institution, and generally consist of a gown (also known as a robe) with a separate hood, and usually a cap (generally...
- Town and gown are two distinct communities of a university town; 'town' being the non-academic po****tion and 'gown' metonymically being the university...
- A tea gown or tea-gown is a woman's dress for informal entertaining at home. These dresses, which became po****r around the mid-19th century, are characterized...
- hospital gown in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hospital gown may refer to: Patient gown, clothing worn in a hospital by patients PPE gown, gowns worn by...