academic dress
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noun
formal dress, usually comprising cap, gown, and hood, worn by university staff and students
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Words nearby academic dress
academic, academical, academically, academicals, academic costume, academic dress, academic freedom, academic gown, academician, academicism, academicize
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How to use academic dress in a sentence
The last and not the least important part of mediaeval academic dress still remains to be spoken of, the cap.
The Oxford Degree Ceremony|Joseph WellsIt has therefore a common origin with certain academic robes (see Robes, Academic dress).
Undergraduates, if in academic dress, have also free access.
Cambridge|Mildred Anna Rosalie TukerAcademic Dress was to be worn at lectures, and Mark wondered what costume would be designed for him.
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