gown
gown · gowns · gowned · gowning
To dress in a gown, to don or garb with a gownTo dress in a gown, to don or garb with a gown.
/ˈɡaʊ̯n/
Meaning
1 sensesTo dress in a gown, to don or garb with a gown.
dress in a gown
Examples
83 sentencesHow do you like my gown?
Як тобі моє плаття? — deniko
The gown is made of silk.
ruПлатье сшито из шёлка. — Lenin_1917
Mary was wearing a white gown.
Do you have an evening gown?
Tom was wearing a blue hospital gown.
ruТом был одет в голубую больничную рубашку. — Smoky
Origin
From Middle English gowne, from Anglo-Norman goune, gune (“fur-trimmed coat, pelisse”), frFrom 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
gowns, gowning, gowned, gownedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle