gown: Meaning and Definition of
gown
Pronunciation: (goun), [key] — n.
- a woman's dress or robe, esp. one that is full-length.
- nightgown.
- dressing gown.
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- a loose, flowing outer garment in any of various forms, worn by a man or woman as distinctive of office, profession, or status: an academic gown.
- the student and teaching body in a university or college town.
—v.t. - to dress in a gown.
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