gown en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈɡaːn/ Pittsburgh, General South African, /aʊ̯/-monophthongization
- /ˈɡæʊ̯n/ Southern US, Midland US, Mid-Atlantic US, New York City, Australia, New Zealand, /aʊ̯/-fronting
- /ˈɡaʊ̯n/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *gunader. Late Latin gunna Old French gounebor. Middle English gowne English gown 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.
Meanings
- A loose, flowing upper garment.
- A woman's ordinary outer dress, such as a calico or silk gown.
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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, […]
1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], →OCLC, Act I:
- The official robe of certain professionals, clerics, and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc. ▸ The dress of civil officers, as opposed to military officers.
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(metonymically) 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.
- A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown.
- Any sort of dress or garb.
- The robe worn by a surgeon.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gowns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
wrapping gown · hospital gown · surgical gown · gownmaker · Brunswick gown · gownless · gownman · evening gown · nightgown · overgown · mandarin gown · stuff gown · town and gown · wedding gown · Maria Clara gown · sea gown · ungown · begowned · dressing gown · disgown · tea-gown · gownlet · gownlike · green gown · cap and gown · powdering gown · gownie · Bluegown · fire-gown · Geneva gown · bouffant gown · begown · bedgown · suicide gown · morning gown · tea gown · town-and-gown · undergown · old gown · dressing-gown · gownmaking · ungowned · ballgown · commoner's gown · gownsman · carriage gown · shortgown · scholar's gown
Descendants
gown · গাউন · ਗਾਊਨ · gaun · ガウン · 가운 · ဂါဝန်
Translations (71)
ga gúna (woman's dress) · sw gauni (woman's dress) · it tunica (woman's dress) · de Kleid (woman's dress) · fi kaapu (official robe) · grc πέπλος (woman's dress) · ru ма́нтия (official robe) · es vestido (woman's dress) · fr robe (woman's dress) · bg мантия (loose, flowing upper garment) · es manto (loose, flowing upper garment) · de Umwurf (loose, flowing upper garment) · nl toga (official robe) · sv klänning (woman's dress) · sv kappa (official robe) · hu köntös (loose, flowing upper garment) · th เสื้อคลุม (woman's dress) · sq petk (loose, flowing upper garment) · pa ਗਾਊਨ (woman's dress) · enm gowne (official robe) · fr robe (official robe) · da dragt (woman's dress) · cs talár (official robe) · la cyclas (woman's dress) · cmn 長袍 /长袍 (loose, flowing upper garment) · cy gwisg (woman's dress) · ba күлдәк (woman's dress) · enm gowne (loose, flowing upper garment) · pt vestido (woman's dress) · es talar (official robe) · de Talar (official robe) · th เสื้อคลุม (loose, flowing upper garment) · bg рокля (woman's dress) · ru пла́тье (woman's dress) · fi kaapu (loose, flowing upper garment) · gd gùn (woman's dress) · es toga (official robe) · ru пла́тье (official robe) · la stola (woman's dress) · mi kāone (woman's dress) · ar رِدَاء (loose, flowing upper garment) · bg тога (official robe) · hu estélyi (woman's dress) · la abolla (official robe) · de Robe (official robe) · nl japon (woman's dress) · cy gown (woman's dress) · de Abendkleid (woman's dress) · fro goune (loose, flowing upper garment) · it toga (official robe) · nl kleed (woman's dress) · de Umhang (loose, flowing upper garment) · fr toge (official robe) · ga gúna (official robe) · ru наки́дка (loose, flowing upper garment) · cmn 罩衣 (loose, flowing upper garment) · es túnica (woman's dress) · sq petk (official robe) · cy gowniau (woman's dress) · cs šaty (woman's dress) · de Überwurf (loose, flowing upper garment) · he כֻּתֹּנֶת (loose, flowing upper garment) · da kjole (woman's dress) · sv dräkt (woman's dress) · mk тога (official robe) · pt beca (official robe) · ms gaun (woman's dress) · hu talár (official robe) · fi leninki (woman's dress) · es capa (loose, flowing upper garment) · th เสื้อคลุม (official robe)