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Vinony

gown

noun

  1. knee-length or full-length loose upper garment, often with wide or hanging sleeves and fur lining, worn by men and women
  2. full-length woman's garment consisting of a bodice and attached skirt, worn from the Middle Ages to modern times
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verb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɡaʊ̯n/ / /ˈɡæʊ̯n/ / /ˈɡaːn/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English gowne, from Anglo-Norman goune, gune (“fur-trimmed coat, pelisse”), from Old French goune, from Late Latin gunna (“leather garment, a fur”). Cognate with Manx gooyn, Irish gúna.

  1. A loose, flowing upper garment.
  2. A woman's ordinary outer dress, such as a calico or silk gown.
  3. The official robe of certain professionals, clerics, and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.

    “VVhat is he an honeſt man? the deuill he is, he is the Parſon of the Towne, You thinke ther’s no knauerie hid vnder a black gowne, […]”

  4. The official robe of certain professionals, clerics, and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.
  5. The university community, especially as contrasted with the local populace.

    “In the perennial town versus gown battles, townies win some violent battles, but the collegians are winning the war.”

  6. A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown.
  7. Any sort of dress or garb.
  8. The robe worn by a surgeon.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English gowne, from Anglo-Norman goune, gune (“fur-trimmed coat, pelisse”), from Old French goune, from Late Latin gunna (“leather garment, a fur”). Cognate with Manx gooyn, Irish gúna.

  1. To dress in a gown, to don or garb with a gown.