academic dress

British  

noun

1. formal dress, usually comprising cap, gown, and hood, worn by university staff and students

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Example Sentences

Because of Cambridge's prestigious university, local suffrage posters often featured women in academic dress.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2018

They are the same as graduation gowns, the academic dress of Oxford students and the garments worn by many clerics.

From Washington Times • Oct. 17, 2015

Last week it began to get into full academic dress for that event by announcing four important appointments at once.

From Time Magazine Archive

At George Washington University in the 1960s, when the academic dress code was being cracked at every turn, he would show up in class in a jacket and tie.

From Time Magazine Archive

I borrowed academic dress from Randall Peteni, a friend and fellow alumnus.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela