Meaning

A loose, flowing upper garment..

Definitions by Sense

1. A loose, flowing upper garment.
2. A woman's ordinary outer dress, such as a calico or silk gown.
3. The official robe of certain professionals, clerics, and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.
4. (by metonymy) The university community, especially as contrasted with the local populace.
5. A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown.
6. Any sort of dress or garb.
7. The robe worn by a surgeon.
8. To dress in a gown, to don or garb with a gown.

Example Sentences

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In the perennial town versus gown battles, townies win some violent battles, but the collegians are winning the war.

Word Forms

• gowns
• gowning
• gowned

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Use gown when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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