单词 | gowned |
释义 | gownedadj. 1. Dressed in a gown, in various senses of the word. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing clothing for body (and limbs) > wearing loose clothing > wearing a robe or gown robedc1440 gowned1590 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing clothing for body (and limbs) > wearing a dress, robe, or gown gowned1888 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. xii. sig. L7v A noble crew about them waited rownd Of sage and sober Peres, all grauely gownd. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 171 The Venetians are gowned, yet by night going to visit their Mistresses, weare short Spanish cloakes. 1651 Bp. J. Taylor XXVIII Serm. xvii. 215 Well might all the gowned Romans fear when Pompey fled. a1764 R. Lloyd Poetry Professors 113 These sons of gowned ease Proud of the plumage of Degrees. 1850 W. Wordsworth Prelude iii. 75 Happy is the gownèd youth, Who only misses what I missed. 1888 A. Levy Reuben Sachs xi. 162 Their gorgeously gowned and bejewelled women. a. Used as the equivalent of Latin togāta (fābula), the epithet of the class of plays that dealt with Roman characters and incidents. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [adjective] > types of play gowneda1661 monodramatic1801 one-act1801 Palais Royala1839 knockabout1892 two-part1894 uncut1896 psychodramatic1927 cliff-hanging1930 no-budget1937 kitchen sink1959 single-set1961 a1661 B. Holyday in tr. Juvenal Satyres (1673) 1 Shall one sweat, Whiles his gown'd comique scene he does repeat? b. gowned war, gowned warfare: ‘warfare’ waged in the law-courts. (Cf. gown n. 3, 4b.) Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > pleading > [noun] > conduct of case by argument mootingc1400 gowned war1640 altercation1756 1640 W. Somner Antiq. Canterbury 207 One equally experienced in both warfares, the armed and gowned. 1665 A. Cowley Agric. in Wks. (1684) 105 The Camps of Gowned War. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.1590 |
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