gown
noun
a woman's dress or robe, especially one that is full-length.
gowns
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pluralof gown.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The archaeologists built sterile, temporary structures with temperature and humidity controls, and lowered experts clad in head-to-toe medical gowns into the pits atop bedlike platforms so as to minimize contact with the artifacts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
The country entered the pandemic with its stockpile of masks, gowns and gloves in a "perilous state" and was "simply not ready to compete" in the global race to secure new supplies, Hallett said.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
In the meantime, the AI gowns and Easter-egg hunts will have to suffice.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
At a makeshift morgue in the quake-hit Venezuelan port of La Guaira, forensic experts in blue gowns and caps picked their way through dozens of bodies laid out in bags under the sun.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Outside in the hallway, there were people wandering in hospital gowns who were far older and sicker looking than Suzanne, and they were still here.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
