noun. A long loose flowing garment, such as a robe or nightgown.

noun. A long, usually formal dress for a woman.

noun. A robe or smock worn in operating rooms and other parts of hospitals as a guard against contamination.

noun. A distinctive outer robe worn on ceremonial occasions, as by scholars or clerics.

noun. The faculty and student body of a university.

transitive verb. To clothe (oneself or another) with a gown.

To invest with a gown; clothe or dress in a gown; hence, to impart the function represented by the gown to.

To put on a gown.

noun. An outer garment, generally long and loose, of various shapes and uses.

noun. Same as dress, 2. [Dress is preferred for a garment cut to fit the person, the gown being more properly a loose garment hanging from the shoulders. Compare .]

noun. A loose garment worn in the house; a wrapper: as, a dressing-gown; a night-gown.

noun. A long and loose over-dress, of varying styles, worn distinctively on official occasions in Europe, and less commonly in America, by clergymen, judges, lawyers, and university professors and students; hence, the emblem of civil power or place, as opposed to the sword.

noun. The toga.

noun. A loose, flowing upper garment.

noun. The ordinary outer dress of a woman.

noun. 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.

noun. A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown.

noun. Any sort of dress or garb.

noun. A loose, flowing upper garment.

noun. The ordinary outer dress of a woman; as, a calico or silk gown.

noun. 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.

noun. The university community.

noun. A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown.

noun. Any sort of dress or garb.

noun. The robe worn by a surgeon.

verb. To dress in a gown, to don or garb with a gown.

noun. the members of a university as distinguished from the other residents of the town in which the university is located

noun. a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions

noun. outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions

noun. lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women

noun. protective garment worn by surgeons during operations

verb. dress in a gown

"After this she seems shaken, asks to be at least allowed to hear mass, adding, "I won't say but if you were to give me a gown such as the daughters of the burghers wear, a very _long gown_.""

cap and gown  geneva gown  guarded gown  town and gown  

apparel  clothe  dress  enclothe  fit out  

Brown  Browne  Down  Downe  Town  

apron  bliaut  chasuble  cloth  costume  

bonnet  boot  breech  caftan  cap  

gowned  gowning  gowns