GOWN


Meaning of GOWN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgau̇n ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.