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gown

[ goun ]
/ gaʊn /
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noun
verb (used with object)
to dress in a gown.
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Origin of gown

1300–50; Middle English goune<Old French <Late Latin gunna fur or leather garment

synonym study for gown

1. See dress.

OTHER WORDS FROM gown

un·gowned, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for gown

gown
/ (ÉĄaʊn) /

noun
any of various outer garments, such as a woman's elegant or formal dress, a dressing robe, or a protective garment, esp one worn by surgeons during operations
a loose wide garment indicating status, such as worn by academics
the members of a university as opposed to the other residents of the university townCompare town (def. 7)
verb
(tr) to supply with or dress in a gown

Word Origin for gown

C14: from Old French goune, from Late Latin gunna garment made of leather or fur, of Celtic origin
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Other Idioms and Phrases with gown

gown

see cap and gown; town and gown.

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