GENEVA GOWN


Meaning of GENEVA GOWN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Etymology: from its use by the Calvinist clergy of Geneva

Date: 1820

: a loose large-sleeved black academic gown widely used as a vestment by members of the Protestant clergy

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