Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A loose black academic or clerical gown with wide sleeves.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See gown.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun black academic gown widely used by Protestant clergymen

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[After Geneva, Switzerland.]

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