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as in dress
a garment with a joined blouse and skirt usually worn by a woman or girl a shopping trip for the express purpose of finding the perfect gown for the wedding

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as in nightgown
a loose pullover garment worn in bed answered the front door still dressed in the gown that she had been sleeping in

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“Gown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gown. Accessed 31 Mar. 2023.

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