gown
noun/ɡaʊn/
/ɡaʊn/
- a woman’s dress, especially a long one for special occasions
- an evening/a wedding gown
- She was dressed in a long flowing gown.
- She wore a white satin gown trimmed with lace.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- floor-length
- elegant
- …
- be trimmed with something
- in a/the gown
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- a long loose piece of clothing that is worn over other clothes by judges and (in the UK) by other lawyers, and by members of universities (at special ceremonies)
- a graduation gown
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- academic
- hospital
- surgical
- …
- in a/the gown
- town and gown
- a piece of clothing worn in a hospital, either by medical staff during surgery or by a patient, especially as protection against infection
- a surgeon’s gown
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- academic
- hospital
- surgical
- …
- in a/the gown
- town and gown
see also dressing gown
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French goune, from late Latin gunna ‘fur garment’; probably related to Byzantine Greek gouna ‘fur, fur-lined garment’.
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