gown

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A woman's long, formal dress, often worn on special occasions.

   She wore a beautiful silk gown to the wedding.

2. 2
   noun

   A long, loose robe worn for official or ceremonial reasons, such as by judges, students, or graduates.

   The students wore black gowns at the graduation ceremony.

3. 3
   noun

   A loose protective garment worn in hospitals by surgeons or patients.

   The surgeon put on a clean gown before the operation.

4. 4
   verb

   To dress someone in a gown.

   The patient was gowned and prepared for surgery.

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.

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