gownlessadj.
/ˈɡaʊnlɪs/ Not provided with or not wearing a gown.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing clothing for body (and limbs) > wearing loose clothing > wearing a robe or gown > not
ungowned1611
robeless1652
unrobed1761
gownless1895
1895 T. Hardy Jude ii. vii. 147 Two devil-may-care young men who proved to be gownless undergraduates.
1901 ‘L. Malet’ Hist. Richard Calmady iv. i The picture of those reportedly gownless backs had depressed him abominably.
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adj.1895