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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 pajamas
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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as in to dress
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
a Renaissance portrait of a queen gowned in exotic silks and satins
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Recent Examples of gown
Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
Silver floral detailing crawled along the right hip of the gown and the left side of Lohan’s midsection.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 31 July 2025
In photos obtained by the outlet, the bride wore a white strapless gown with a sweetheart neckline and a lace train, while Hogan posed in a simple black tuxedo and a black version of his signature head bandana.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 24 July 2025
To round out the look, Lindsay Lohan wore a flowy blush pink gown with a sparkling necklace and dangling earrings.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 23 July 2025
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Noun
In 2022, a collection of more than 30 of her sequined, beaded couture gowns were put on display in New York.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
Silver floral detailing crawled along the right hip of the gown and the left side of Lohan’s midsection.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 31 July 2025
In photos obtained by the outlet, the bride wore a white strapless gown with a sweetheart neckline and a lace train, while Hogan posed in a simple black tuxedo and a black version of his signature head bandana.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 24 July 2025
To round out the look, Lindsay Lohan wore a flowy blush pink gown with a sparkling necklace and dangling earrings.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gown
Noun
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For the event, Lipa sported a striking white cut-out Jacquemus dress on her picturesque Spanish vacation.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Nelms' friends presented her with a specific blue dress, which was the final piece of the puzzle.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Next to me line cooks, sous-chefs, and other assorted restaurant workers clad in athleisure are limbering up in the middle of a narrow street in downtown Manhattan, the skyscrapers casting us into shadow in the sunny weather.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Aug. 2025
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The main level is open and airy and anchored by a dramatic double-sided fireplace clad in vertical strips of wood, a motif that repeats throughout the home.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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On TikTok, videos made using the hashtag #nightgown have increased 200% in the last 12 months.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
29 July 2025
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Lake Pajamas Pima Nightgown in Classic Red Elizabeth Floral Prefer to slip into a nightgown after a long day?—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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Directed by Berry Gordy, scored by a soaring Diana Ross ballad, and costumed brilliantly, the film charts the rise of Tracy Chambers—a retail assistant by day and fashion design student by night from the South Side, who leaves behind the familiar to become a supermodel and designer in Rome.—
Shelton Boyd-Griffith,
Vogue,
4 Aug. 2025
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Not only is her costuming spot-on for women of her time, but it’s also been given an injection of color and play.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Take Prada’s Spring-Summer 2023 show, where sheer, matronly nightdresses and housecoats were shown with heeled Mary Janes and tightly gripped clutch bags.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
29 July 2025
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The pair appear in a series of flamboyant poses: noodling on a piano; smoking solemnly in front of art works; curtsying mid-phone call in a risqué nightdress.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
Noun
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My great-grandmother in Georgia always wore a full-length dressing gown, while one of my Ohio grandmothers liked silky two-piece sets, and the other preferred flannel nightshirts with a rounded yoke that looked like something out of Little House on the Prairie.—
Clint Davis,
Southern Living,
21 Dec. 2024
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Petite Plume also sells silk pajama sets and nightshirts in whimsical prints, to make for a memorable gift.—
Tanya Benedicto Klich,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The authors propose a new model that places attire alongside the face, body, context and viewer traits, revealing that dress influences judgments of social identity, mental state, status and aesthetic taste.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Catmull enters attired in a black gown lined with sparkling contours that recall the sinuous figures of artist and designer Erté.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Noun
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He’s been known to show up in red lingerie at Tony Curran’s house.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
8 Aug. 2025
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Heidi Klum is shrugging off the criticism she's received for posing in lingerie with her daughter Leni.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
28 July 2025
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“Gown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gown. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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