Meaning

8 senses
  1. A loose, flowing upper garment.

    Umhang, Umwurf, Überwurf

    наки́дкаnakídka

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

  2. A woman's ordinary outer dress, such as a calico or silk gown.

    Kleid, Abendkleid

    пла́тьеplátʹje

  3. The official robe of certain professionals, clerics, and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.

    Robe, Talar

    ма́нтияmántija, пла́тьеplátʹje

  4. The official robe of certain professionals, clerics, and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.

    The dress of civil officers, as opposed to military officers.

  5. (metonymically)The university community, especially as contrasted with the local populace.

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

  6. A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown.

  7. Any sort of dress or garb.

  8. The robe worn by a surgeon.

Examples

83 sentences
  1. How do you like my gown?

    Як тобі моє плаття? — deniko

  2. The gown is made of silk.

    ruПлатье сшито из шёлка. — Lenin_1917

  3. Mary was wearing a white gown.

  4. Do you have an evening gown?

  5. Tom was wearing a blue hospital gown.

    ruТом был одет в голубую больничную рубашку. — Smoky

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
loose, flowing upper garment:
woman's dress:
official robe:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
loose, flowing upper garment:
woman's dress:
official robe:

Origin

From Middle English gowne, from Anglo-Norman goune, gune (“fur-trimmed coat, pelisse”), fr

From Middle English gowne, from Anglo-Norman goune, gune (“fur-trimmed coat, pelisse”), from Old French goune, from Late Latin gunna (“leather garment, a fur”). Cognate with Manx gooyn, Irish gúna.

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Forms

plural: gowns
Singulargown
Pluralgowns

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions:robe
  • protective garment worn by surgeons during operations:surgical gownscrubs
  • lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women:nightgownnightienight-robenightdress

Word family

38 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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