gown´less

gown´less
gown «gown», noun, verb,
–n.
1. a woman's dress, especially a formal or evening dress: »

Her wedding dress was a long gown of beautiful white lace.

2. a) a loose outer garment worn by judges, lawyers, clergymen, members of a university, students graduating from a college, and others to show their position, profession, etc. b) the members of a university: »

arguments between town and gown.

3. a nightgown or dressing gown: »

I came down…in my gown and slippers (Daniel Defoe).

4. a flowing outer garment worn by the ancients, especially the Roman toga.
5. Archaic. the dress of peace: »

He Mars depos'd, and arms to gowns made yield (John Dryden).

–v.t., v.i.
to put a gown on; dress in a gown.
[< Old French goune or gon < Late Latin gunna leather garment, skin, hide]
gown´less, adjective.

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