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Look up: gown

  1. gown
    [n] - protective garment worn by surgeons during operations 2. [n] - outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions 3. [n] - long, usually formal, woman`s dress 4. [v] - dress in a gown
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Gown
    Gown noun [ Middle English goune , probably from W. gwn gown, loose robe, akin to Ir. gunn , Gael. gùn ; confer Old French gone , probably 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 sc ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/47

  3. gown
    1. A loose, flowing upper garment; especially: The ordinary outer dress of a woman; as, a calico or silk gown. ... 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 ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  4. gown
    noun a woman`s dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  5. 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`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. gown
    verb dress in a gown
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. gown
    scrubs noun protective garment worn by surgeons during operations
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. Gown
    A `gown` (medieval Latin `gunna`) is a (usually) loose outer garment from knee- to full-length worn by men and women in Europe from the early Middle Ages to the seventeenth century (and continuing today in certain professions); later, `gown` was applied to any woman's garment consisting of a bodice and attached skirt. A long, loosely-fitted gown called a Banyan was worn by men in the eighteenth century as an informal coat. The gowns worn today...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gown

  9. Gown
    • (n.) Any sort of dress or garb. • (n.) The ordinary outer dress of a woman; as, a calico or silk gown. • (n.) A loose, flowing upper garment • (n.) A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown. • (n.) The official robe of certain professional men and scholars, as university students and officers, barris...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. gown
    1. long, usually formal, woman's dress
    2. protective garment worn by surgeons during operations
    3. outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions

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  11. Gown
    A long dress usually extending to the ankles or the floor.
    Found on http://www.labeshops.com/news/?page_id=9


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