n.
Pronunciation: ' gau ̇ n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French gune, goune, from Late Latin gunna, a fur or leather garment
Date: 14th century
1 a : a loose flowing outer garment formerly worn by men b : a distinctive robe worn by a professional or academic person c : a woman's dress d (1) : DRESSING GOWN (2) : NIGHTGOWN e : a coverall worn in an operating room
2 : the body of students and faculty of a college or university <rivalry between town and gown >
– gown transitive verb