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| gown [ gown ] |
noun (plural gowns) |
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1. elegant dress: a woman's full-length elegant or formal dress for special occasions
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2. long robe: a long robe, often dark in color, worn on official occasions by people such as judges, professors, and university graduates
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3. loose outer garment: a loose cloak or robe worn, e.g. by surgeons, to protect clothes
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transitive verb (past and past participle gowned, present participle gown·ing, 3rd person present singular gowns) |
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put gown on somebody: to dress somebody in a loose robe
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| [14th century. Via Old French goune< late Latin gunna "fur or leather garment"] |
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