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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 Gowns from wikipedia
- cote, surcoat, or robe.
Gowns were worn by
students attending early European universities in the 12th and 13th centuries. The
gowns, and the
hoods that accompanied...
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gowns continued to be worn into the 20th
century with
similar garments like
hostess dresses, robes, and
peignoirs being used. However,
dressing gowns...
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gowns until about 1950. It was
inspired by, and
named after, a
classical Gr**** statue, the
Charioteer of Delphi.
Since the 1970s,
these gowns have...
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Women started wearing tea
gowns in the
evening for
dinner or
certain events at home with
close friends and
family by 1900. Tea
gowns intended for day wear...
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cultures when a girl
turns 15.
Their gowns are
often very
brightly colored and
resemble traditional ball
gowns with very full
ruffled or
ruched skirts...
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fibre for many
evening gowns.
Although the
terms are used interchangeably, ball
gowns and
evening gowns differ in that a ball
gown will
always have a full...
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Student gowns (or more
correctly undergraduate gowns) are a form of
academic dress worn by
undergraduate students at a
number of institutions.
There used...
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Medical gowns are
hospital gowns worn by
medical professionals as
personal protective equipment (PPE) in
order to
provide a
barrier between patient and...
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scholarly credentials.[where?] The
velvet panels of the
gown's facings match the chevrons. Some
doctoral gowns also have
black velvet chevrons and panels, and...
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Helena used a
different gown given to her by her
mother Queen Victoria; and
Prince Joachim of
Denmark has
favoured using gowns by the
Danish designer Henrik...