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Gown

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Noun

1. gown

a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions

2. gown

the members of a university as distinguished from the other residents of the town in which the university is located

Example Sentences:
'the relations between town and gown are always sensitive'

3. gown, night-robe, nightdress, nightgown, nightie

lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women

4. gown, scrubs, surgical gown

protective garment worn by surgeons during operations

5. gown, robe

outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions

Verb

6. gown

dress in a gown

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Gown

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noun
1. 
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
2. 
a loose wide garment indicating status, such as worn by academics
3. 
the members of a university as opposed to the other residents of the university town
Compare town (sense 7)
verb
4. (transitive)
to supply with or dress in a gown

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Gown

see synonyms of gown
noun
1. 
a long, loose outer garment
; specif.,
a. 
dressing gown
b. 
a nightgown, nightshirt, etc.
c. 
a cotton smock worn by a surgeon
d. 
a flowing robe worn as a symbol of office or status by certain officials, members of the clergy, scholars, etc.
2. 
a woman's long dress, esp. one that is elegant or formal
3. 
the members of a college or university as distinct from the other residents of the community
conflicts between town and gown
verb transitive
4. 
to dress in a gown, as in an academic or ecclesiastic robe

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Gown

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n.
1. A long loose flowing garment, such as a robe or nightgown.
2. A long, usually formal dress.
3. A robe or smock worn in operating rooms and other parts of hospitals as a guard against contamination.
4. A distinctive outer robe worn on ceremonial occasions, as by scholars or clerics.
5. The faculty and student body of a university: perfect accord between town and gown.
tr.v. gowned, gown·ing, gowns
To clothe (oneself or another) with a gown.

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