Synonyms for gown

Grammar : Noun

Spell : goun

Phonetic Transcription : gaʊn

Définition of gown

Origin : c.1300, from Old French goune "robe, coat, habit, gown," from Late Latin gunna "leather garment, skin, hide," of unknown origin. Used by St. Boniface (8c.) for a fur garment permitted for old or infirm monks. Klein writes it is probably "a word adopted from a language of the Apennine or the Balkan Peninsula." OED points to Byzantine Greek gouna, a word for a coarse garment sometimes made of skins, but also notes "some scholars regard [Late Latin gunna] as of Celtic origin."
In 18c., gown was the common word for what is now usually styled a dress. It was maintained more in the U.S. than in Britain, but was somewhat revived 20c. in fashion senses and in comb. forms (e.g. bridal gown, nightgown). Meaning "flowing robe worn as a badge of office or authority" is from late 14c., on image of the Roman toga. As collective singular for "residents of a university" (1650s) it usually now is opposed to town.

noun robe, dress

Example sentences :

See to my gown, the third that I have befouled within the week.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

"Stay though, my friend, it was his gown," objected Alleyne.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

A combination of crocuses and snow on the ground had given her an inspiration for a gown.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

There might have been a night gown in it, and there might not.
Extract from : « Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 4. » by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)

The soft white folds of her woman's gown fell loosely about her.
Extract from : « Opera Stories from Wagner » by Florence Akin

I did not hold her hand, or so much as touch her gown with my knee or foot.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

And Philip fell on his knees and grasped the train of her gown.
Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

If you was not a parson, I would not take these words; but your gown protects you.
Extract from : « Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2 » by Henry Fielding

He was carrying his gown and hood—I suppose it was that—on his arm.
Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington

No, no, he could not divest himself of that gown which clung so tightly to his flesh.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

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