Gown

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gown \Gown\ (goun), 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, especially one
            that is full-length/ex>.


        (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.
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                  He Mars deposed, and arms to gowns made yield.
                                                    --Dryden.
        (c) A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a
            dressing gown.
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     2. Any sort of dress or garb.
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              He comes . . . in the gown of humility. --Shak.
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     3. An {evening gown}.
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     4. The students and faculty of a college and university, as
        opposed to the local inhabitants not connected to the
        university; -- used often in the phrase "town and gown",
        referring to interactions between the university and the
        local townspeople; as, a town and gown dispute.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gown
       n 1: long, usually formal, woman's dress
       2: protective garment worn by surgeons during operations [syn:
          {surgical gown}, {scrubs}]
       3: outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for
          official or ceremonial occasions [syn: {robe}]
       v : dress in a gown

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "gown":
     bonnet, boot, breech, cap, cloak, coat, coif, dress, duds, frock,
     garment, hat, hood, jacket, jupe, mantle, rag, raiment, robe,
     shirt, shoe, skirt, sock, stocking, togs, vestment, vesture