Geneva gown
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nounDefinition of GENEVA GOWN
: a loose large-sleeved black academic gown widely used as a vestment by members of the Protestant clergy
Origin of GENEVA GOWN
from its use by the Calvinist clergy of Geneva
First Known Use: 1820
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