gown
IPA: gˈaʊn
noun
- A loose, flowing upper garment.
- A woman's ordinary outer dress, such as a calico or silk gown.
- The official robe of certain professionals, clerics, and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.
- The dress of civil officers, as opposed to military officers.
- (by metonymy) The university community, especially as contrasted with the local populace.
- A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown.
- Any sort of dress or garb.
- The robe worn by a surgeon.
verb
- To dress in a gown, to don or garb with a gown.
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Examples of "gown" in Sentences
- The undress the masters' gown.
- The rest of the gown is black and red.
- Doctors in undress wear the masters' gown.
- They also can wear a festal gown on Monday.
- Have the patient put on a gown for the examination.
- The other form of doctor's gown is the undress gown.
- Fey and Poehler are dressed in shimmery sparkly gold gowns.
- Note the trim on the pocket slits in the skirt of her open gown.
- They also can wear a festal gown of scarlet on top of their gimp gown.
- The dress was later featured in the evening gown competition of the pageant.
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