gown

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  1. noun A long loose flowing garment, such as a robe or nightgown.
  2. noun A long, usually formal dress for a woman.
  3. noun A robe or smock worn in operating rooms and other parts of hospitals as a guard against contamination.
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  • Your gown Well, to be truthful, the gown was a horror, all tucked and beaded and beribboned with not one inch unadorned. —  Anthology - My Scandalous Bride
  • "For God's sake, Madelyne, your gown is already ruined," Duncan answered. —  Garwood, Julie - Honor's Splendour
  • Escorted by her father, the bride wore a halter gown of ivory elogent French Alencon lace with a trumpet skirt, complementing her gown was a cathedral veil bordered with Alencon lace. —  theadvertiser.com -
  • Tara Chanel models a gown from the Hawaiian Monarchy Collection to be presented in a fashion show at 2 p.m. Sept. 13 at Kahala Mall. —  Starbulletin Headlines
  • Renting a gown is also considered environmental friendly. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
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robe ·  skirt ·  frock ·  tunic ·  silk ·  costume ·  suit ·  hat ·  shawl ·  cloth ·  apron ·  drapery

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gown:   gowns
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English goune, from Old French, from Late Latin gunna, leather garment.

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  1. Early modern English and dial. also gownd, gound; from Middle English goune, a gown, either (1) from Old French gune, gone = Provencal gona = Old Spanish gona = Italian gonna (Middle Latin gunna, Middle Greek γοῡνα, Albanian gunë), a gown, a petticoat; or (2) from Welsh gwn = Cornish gun = Manx goon = Irish gunn = Gaelic gun, a gown. The Roman forms are themselves prob. of Celtic origin. Cf. Welsh gwnio, sew, stitch.
  2. from gown, n.
 

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