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academic dress

noun

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

The last and not the least important part of mediaeval academic dress still remains to be spoken of, the cap.

It has therefore a common origin with certain academic robes (see Robes, Academic dress).

Undergraduates, if in academic dress, have also free access.

Academic Dress was to be worn at lectures, and Mark wondered what costume would be designed for him.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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