gown
(noun) a woman’s dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
gown, robe
(noun) outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions
gown, surgical gown, scrubs
(noun) protective garment worn by surgeons during operations
nightgown, gown, nightie, night-robe, nightdress
(noun) lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women
gown
(noun) the members of a university as distinguished from the other residents of the town in which the university is located; “the relations between town and gown are always sensitive”
gown
(verb) dress in a gown
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gown (plural gowns)
A loose, flowing upper garment.
A woman's ordinary outer dress, such as a calico or silk gown.
The official robe of certain professional men and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.
The dress of civil officers, as opposed to military officers.
(by metonymy) The university community.
A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown.
Any sort of dress or garb.
The robe worn by a surgeon.
gown (third-person singular simple present gowns, present participle gowning, simple past and past participle gowned)
To dress in a gown, to don or garb with a gown.
• Wong, wong
Source: Wiktionary
Gown, n. Etym: [OE. goune, prob. from W. gwn gown, loose robe, akin to Ir. gunn, Gael. gĂąn; cf. OF. gone, prob. of the same origin.]
1. A loose, flowing upper garment; especially: (a) The ordinary outer dress of a woman; as, a calico or silk gown. (b) The official robe of certain professional men and scholars, as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.; hence, the dress of peace; the dress of civil officers, in distinction from military. He Mars deposed, and arms to gowns made yield. Dryden.
(c) A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown.
2. Any sort of dress or garb. He comes . . . in the gown of humility. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 June 2025
(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
