 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
gown
noun
1: long, usually formal, woman's dress
2: protective garment worn by surgeons during operations [syn:
{surgical gown}, {scrubs}]
3: outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for
official or ceremonial occasions [syn: {robe}]
verb: dress in a gown
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gown \Gown\, noun [OE. goune, prob. from W. gwn gown, loose robe,
akin to Ir. gunn, Gael. g['u]n; 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.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "gown":
bonnet, boot, breech, cap, cloak, coat, coif, dress, duds, frock,
garment, hat, hood, jacket, jupe, mantle, rag, raiment, robe,
shirt, shoe, skirt, sock, stocking, togs, vestment, vesture
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