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gown
[ goun ]
/ gaÊn /
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noun
verb (used with object)
to dress in a gown.
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Origin of gown
1300â50; 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, adjectiveWords nearby gown
go without, go without saying, go with the flow, gowk, gowl, gown, gownsman, go wrong, gox, goy, Goya
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How to use gown in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for gown
gown
/ (ÉĄaÊn) /
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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