Definition of gown

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Gown (n.) The ordinary outer dress of a woman; as, a calico or silk gown..

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Robe-de-chambre :: Robe-de-chambre (n.) A dressing gown, or morning gown..
Negligee :: Negligee (n.) An easy, unceremonious attire; undress; also, a kind of easy robe or dressing gown worn by women..
Gown :: Gown (n.) A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown.
Gownman :: Gownman (n.) One whose professional habit is a gown, as a divine or lawyer, and particularly a member of an English university; hence, a civilian, in distinction from a soldier..
Sea Gown :: Sea gown () A gown or frock with short sleeves, formerly worn by mariners..
Presentable :: Presentable (a.) Capable or admitting of being presented; suitable to be exhibited, represented, or offered; fit to be brought forward or set forth; hence, fitted to be introduced to another, or to go into society; as, ideas that are presentable in simple language; she is not presentable in such a gown..
Gown :: Gown (n.) A loose, flowing upper garment.
Capoch :: Capoch (n.) A hood; especially, the hood attached to the gown of a monk..
Smart :: Smart (v. i.) Pretentious; showy; spruce; as, a smart gown..
Purfile :: Purfile (n.) A sort of ancient trimming of tinsel and thread for women's gowns; -- called also bobbinwork.
Gowned :: Gowned (p. a.) Dressed in a gown; clad.
Mantua :: Mantua (n.) A woman's cloak or mantle; also, a woman's gown..
Ungown :: Ungown (v. t.) To strip of a gown; to unfrock.
Sleeve :: Sleeve (n.) The part of a garment which covers the arm; as, the sleeve of a coat or a gown..
Prunello :: Prunello (n.) A smooth woolen stuff, generally black, used for making shoes; a kind of lasting; -- formerly used also for clergymen's gowns..
Pilch :: Pilch (n.) A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur..
Gownsman :: Gownsman (n.) Alt. of Gownma.
Hood :: Hood (n.) An ornamental fold at the back of an academic gown or ecclesiastical vestment; as, a master's hood..
Dress Goods :: Dress goods () A term applied to fabrics for the gowns of women and girls; -- most commonly to fabrics of mixed materials, but also applicable to silks, printed linens, and calicoes..
Frock :: Frock (n.) A coarse gown worn by monks or friars, and supposed to take the place of all, or nearly all, other garments. It has a hood which can be drawn over the head at pleasure, and is girded by a cord..
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