Definition of gown

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Gown (n.) The ordinary outer dress of a woman; as, a calico or silk gown..

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Gown :: Gown (n.) A loose, flowing upper garment.
Bluegown :: Bluegown (n.) One of a class of paupers or pensioners, or licensed beggars, in Scotland, to whim annually on the king's birthday were distributed certain alms, including a blue gown; a beadsman..
Pinner :: Pinner (n.) A cloth band for a gown.
Smart :: Smart (v. i.) Pretentious; showy; spruce; as, a smart gown..
Nightshirt :: Nightshirt (n.) A kind of nightgown for men.
Sack :: Sack (n.) Originally, a loosely hanging garment for women, worn like a cloak about the shoulders, and serving as a decorative appendage to the gown; now, an outer garment with sleeves, worn by women; as, a dressing sack..
Sleeve :: Sleeve (n.) The part of a garment which covers the arm; as, the sleeve of a coat or a gown..
Bedgown :: Bedgown (n.) A nightgown.
Gownsman :: Gownsman (n.) Alt. of Gownma.
Prunello :: Prunello (n.) A smooth woolen stuff, generally black, used for making shoes; a kind of lasting; -- formerly used also for clergymen's gowns..
Manteau :: Manteau (n.) A gown worn by women.
Mantua :: Mantua (n.) A woman's cloak or mantle; also, a woman's gown..
Corset :: Corset (n.) In the Middle Ages, a gown or basque of which the body was close fitting, worn by both men and women..
Cyclas :: Cyclas (n.) A long gown or surcoat (cut off in front), worn in the Middle Ages. It was sometimes embroidered or interwoven with gold. Also, a rich stuff from which the gown was made..
Banian :: Banian (n.) A man's loose gown, like that worn by the Banians..
Garment :: Garment (n.) Any article of clothing, as a coat, a gown, etc..
Pluck :: Pluck (v. i.) To make a motion of pulling or twitching; -- usually with at; as, to pluck at one's gown..
Dress Goods :: Dress goods () A term applied to fabrics for the gowns of women and girls; -- most commonly to fabrics of mixed materials, but also applicable to silks, printed linens, and calicoes..
Frock :: Frock (n.) A coarse gown worn by monks or friars, and supposed to take the place of all, or nearly all, other garments. It has a hood which can be drawn over the head at pleasure, and is girded by a cord..
Ungowned :: Ungowned (a.) Not having, or not wearing, a gown..
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