GOWN

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French gune, goune, from Late Latin gunna, a fur or leather garment Date: 14th century 1. a loose flowing outer garment formerly worn by men, a distinctive robe worn by a professional or academic person, a woman's dress, d. dressing ~ , night~ , a coverall worn in an operating room, the body of students and faculty of a college or university , ~ transitive verb