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gown
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18 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. gown
  2. gown boy
  3. black gown
  4. cap and gown
  5. double gown
  6. dressing gown
  7. Geneva gown
  8. green gown
  9. hostess gown
  10. lady's gown
  11. morning gown
  12. rug gown
  13. sea gown
  14. short gown
  15. silk gown
  16. stuff gown
  17. tea gown
  18. wrapping-gown

gown

noun \ˈgau̇n\

Definition of GOWN

1
a : a loose flowing outer garment formerly worn by men
b : a distinctive robe worn by a professional or academic person
c : a woman's dress
d (1) : dressing gown (2) : nightgown
e : a coverall worn in an operating room
2
: the body of students and faculty of a college or university <rivalry between town and gown>
— gown transitive verb
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Examples of GOWN

  1. The bride wore a lovely lace wedding gown.
  2. <a shopping trip for the express purpose of finding the perfect gown for the wedding>

Origin of GOWN

Middle English, from Anglo-French gune, goune, from Late Latin gunna, a fur or leather garment
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to GOWN

Synonyms
frock, dress

Rhymes with GOWN

brown, clown, crown, down, drown, frown, lown, noun, town

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