Gowned
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡaʊnd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Gowned is an adjective meaning Wearing a gown.
Meaning
Wearing a gown.
More Meanings
- simple past and past participle of gown
Example Sentences
Pirates, buccaneers, the gowned ladies of the ancient pastoral – all the traditional subjects of imperial history – are among the images that take shape.
Deliberately, almost ‘augustly,’ the gowned and mortar-boarded figures followed one another through the great red turnstile and filed into the chamber beyond.
The economic and political dependence of this African neo-colonial bourgeoisie is reflected in its culture of apemanship and parrotry conforced on a restive population through police boots, barbed wire, a gowned clergy and judiciary […].
Word Forms
- gownd
Synonyms for gowned
Depending on context, synonyms include begowned, clad, clothed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include clad, clothed, well-gowned, togated, surgical-gowned, evening-gowned.
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