gowngown /ɡaʊn/ ●○○ noun [countable] 
a white silk wedding gown2a long loose piece of clothing worn for special ceremonies by judges, teachers, lawyers, and members of universities SYN robe3a long loose piece of clothing worn in a hospital by someone doing or having an operation: a hospital gown → dressing gown
WORD ORIGINgown
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French goune, from Late Latin gunnaEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a silk evening gown
- Her gown was long, emphasising her slender figure, and starkly black.
- In Lewis's day, some formality was added to the proceedings by the undergraduate's wearing a gown.
- She'd travelled light today; she'd packed no dressing gown.
- She flinched once, then started to obey, unfastening the ties at the neck of her gown with shaking fingers.
- She swung her legs out of bed and reached for her dressing gown.
- She was wearing a long white gown, her hair hanging down, like a crazy woman.
- The catalog will include roughly 50 gowns priced from $ 1, 100 to $ 2, 800.
WORD SETS
anorak, nounarm, nounascot, nounBabygro, nounbalaclava, nounbandanna, nounbaseball cap, nounbasque, nounbathing cap, nounbathing costume, nounbathing suit, nounbathing trunks, nounbathrobe, nounbath towel, nounbeachwear, nounbeading, nounbeanie, nounbearskin, nounbell-bottoms, nounbelt, nounbelted, adjectiveberet, nounbespoke, adjectivebib, nounbikini, nounblack-tie, adjectiveblazer, nounblouse, nounblue jeans, nounboa, nounbobble, nounbobble hat, nounbobby socks, nounbodice, nounbody, nounbody stocking, nounbody suit, nounboiler suit, nounbolero, nounbolo tie, nounbomber jacket, nounbonnet, nounboob tube, nounboot, nounbootee, nounbootlace, nounbottom, nounboxer shorts, nounbra, nounbraid, nounbrassiere, nounbreeches, nounbritches, nounbrogue, nounBurberry, business suit, nounbustle, nouncaftan, nouncagoule, nouncamiknickers, nouncamisole, nouncap, nouncape, nouncardigan, nouncare label, nouncarpet slipper, nouncassock, nouncast-offs, nouncasual, adjectivecat suit, nounchemise, nounchinos, nounchinstrap, nouncloak, nouncloche, nounclog, nouncloth cap, nouncoat, nouncoattails, nouncocked hat, nouncony, nouncoonskin, adjectivecope, nouncorset, nouncourt shoe, nouncouture, nouncowboy hat, nouncowl, nouncowl neck, nouncrew neck, nouncrinoline, nouncuff, nounculottes, nouncummerbund, nouncut, noundeck shoe, noundeerstalker, noundelicates, nounderby, noundicky, noundinner jacket, noundog collar, noundonkey jacket, noundouble-breasted, adjectivedoublet, noundrainpipe trousers, noundrawstring, noundress, noundressing gown, noundress shirt, noundress uniform, noundrip-dry, adjectivedry-clean, verbdry cleaner's, nounduffel coat, noundungarees, nounduster, nounearmuffs, nounelbow, nounensemble, nounespadrille, nounevening dress, nounfalsies, nounfashion, nounfashion show, nounfastener, nounfeather boa, nounfeathered, adjectivefez, nounfishnet stockings, nounfitting, nounfitting room, nounflannel, nounflannelette, nounflat, adjectiveflat cap, nounfleece, nounflip-flops, nounflipper, nounfloor-length, adjectiveflounce, nounflounced, adjectivefly, nounfootwear, nounformal, nounfox, nounfray, verbfrilly, adjectivefrock, nounfrock coat, nounfull, adjectivefull dress, nounfur, nounfuzz, noungabardine, noungaiter, noungaloshes, noungarment, noungarter, noungarter belt, noungather, verbgather, noungathering, noungauntlet, noungear, noungetup, noungirdle, nounglove, noungloved, adjectivegown, noungreatcoat, nounG-string, noungumboot, noungusset, noungym shoe, noungymslip, nounhaberdasher, nounhaberdashery, nounhalter, nounhand-me-down, nounhanger, nounhankie, nounhard-wearing, adjectivehat, nounhatpin, nounhatter, nounheadband, nounheaddress, nounheadscarf, nounhem, nounhem, verbhemline, nounhip pocket, nounhobnailed, adjectivehomburg, nounhooded, adjectivehook and eye, nounhose, nounhosiery, nounhot pants, nounhousecoat, nouninformal, adjectiveinsole, nouninstep, nouniron, nouniron, verbironing, nounjackboot, nounjacket, nounjammies, nounjeans, nounjerkin, nounjersey, nounJockey shorts, nounjockstrap, nounjodhpurs, nounjogging suit, nounjumper, nounjumpsuit, nounkaftan, nounkerchief, nounkhakis, nounkilt, nounkimono, nounknee breeches, nounknickerbockers, nounknickers, nounlace, nounlace-up, nounlapel, nounleg, nounleggings, nounleotard, nounlinen, nounloafer, nounloincloth, nounlong, adjectivelong johns, nounlounge suit, nounlow, adjectivelow-cut, adjectiveLycra, nounmac, nounmackintosh, nounmantle, nounmasquerade, nounmatinée jacket, nounmenswear, nounmilliner, nounmillinery, nounmini, nounminiskirt, nounmink, nounmitt, nounmitten, nounmob cap, nounmoccasin, nounmoleskin, nounmonogram, nounmoon boot, nounmorning coat, nounmorning dress, nounmorning suit, nounmourning, nounmuff, nounmuffler, nounmukluks, nounmule, nounmuu-muu, nounname-tape, nounnational costume, nounnational dress, nounneck, nounneckerchief, nounnecktie, nounnegligee, nounnightcap, nounnightclothes, nounnightdress, nounnightgown, nounnightie, nounnightshirt, nounnightwear, nounnon-iron, adjectiveoff-the-peg, adjectiveoilskin, nounone-piece, adjectiveopen, adjectiveopen-necked, adjectiveouterwear, nounoutfitter, nounoutsize, adjectiveoverall, nounovercoat, nounoverdressed, adjectiveovershoe, nounoxford, nounpadded, adjectivepanama hat, nounpanel, nounpantaloons, nounpanties, nounpants, nounpantyhose, nounparka, nounpatch, nounpatch, verbpatent leather, nounpeak, nounpencil skirt, nounpetticoat, nounpillbox, nounpinafore, nounpinny, nounpith helmet, nounpj's, nounplimsoll, nounplus fours, nounpolo neck, nounpolo shirt, nounponcho, nounpre-shrunk, adjectivepull-on, adjectivepullover, nounputtee, nounpyjamas, nounraglan, adjectiveraincoat, nounrainproof, adjectiveready-to-wear, adjectiveregalia, nounrevealing, adjectiverobe, nounrobed, adjectiverubber boot, nounruff, nounruffle, nounrun, verbrun, nounsable, nounsaddle shoe, nounsailor suit, nounsandal, nounsari, nounsarong, nounsartorial, adjectivesash, nounsatchel, nounscarf, nounschool tie, nounscoop neck, nounseamed, adjectiveseamless, adjectiveseparates, nounshawl, nounshell suit, nounshirt, nounshirtfront, nounshirt tail, nounshoe, nounshoehorn, nounshoelace, nounshoemaker, nounshoestring, nounshoulder, nounshoulder strap, nounshowerproof, adjectivesinglet, nounskin-tight, adjectiveskirt, nounskull cap, nounslicker, nounslingback, nounslip, nounslip-ons, nounslipper, nounsmock, nounsmoking jacket, nounsmuggling, nounsnap, nounsnappy, adjectivesneaker, nounsnowshoe, nounsnug, adjectivesock, nounsole, nounsole, verbsombrero, nounsou'wester, nounsox, nounsporran, nounsport coat, nounsport jacket, nounsports coat, nounsport shirt, nounsports jacket, nounsports shirt, nounsporty, adjectivestay, nounStetson, nounstiletto, nounstocking, nounstole, nounstone-washed, adjectivestraitjacket, nounstrip, nounstud, nounsuit, nounsundress, nounsun hat, nounsurplice, nounsuspender belt, nounsweatband, nounsweater, nounsweatpants, nounsweatshirt, nounsweat suit, nounswimming costume, nounswimming trunks, nounswimsuit, nounswimwear, nountailcoat, nountank top, nountee shirt, nounten-gallon hat, nounTerylene, nounthermal, adjectivethong, nounthree-piece suit, nountights, nountoga, nountop, nountopcoat, nountopee, nountop hat, nountopi, nountopper, nountracksuit, nountrain, nountrench coat, nountrilby, nountrousers, nountrouser suit, nounT-shirt, nountube top, nountuck, verbtuck, nountunic, nounturban, nounturtleneck, nountutu, nountuxedo, nountweed, nountwinset, nountwo-piece, adjectiveunderclothes, noununderdressed, adjectiveundergarment, noununderpants, nounundershirt, noununderwear, nounundies, noununiform, noununiformed, adjectiveunion suit, nounupper, nounveil, nounvelour, nounvelvet, nounvisor, nounvoluminous, adjectivewaist, nounwaistband, nounwaistcoat, nounwaistline, nounwardrobe, nounwashing, nounwaterproof, nounwear, nounwedding dress, nounwellie, nounwellington, nounwelly, nounwet-look, adjectivewet suit, nounwimple, nounwind breaker, nounwing collar, nounwingtip, nounwool, nounwoollen, adjectivewoollens, nounwoolly, adjectivewoolly, nounworsted, nounwrap, nounwrap-around, adjectivewrinkle, nounwristband, nounY-fronts, nounyoke, nounzoot suit, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a white silk wedding gownCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
a white silk wedding gown· Their black gowns flowed to the floor where they were frequently trampled underfoot by passing waiters.· She stands, twenty-three years old, in black cap and gown, a baby on her hip.· They came up the steps with a Coptic woman in a long black gown and veil.· But a long black evening gown will.· It was in this room that Princesse Mathilde, a dramatic figure in a long black hostess gown, welcomed them.· I saw a strapless black gown in the corner, a pair of stilettos discreetly hidden on the floor.· He was wearing his black dressing gown again.· His black gown clings, his shoes have been ruined.
· She was dressed in a dark blue gown, the white veil hiding her beautiful chestnut hair.· She met him in the hallway, in an old blue dressing gown.
· The bridal gowns were far too ornate for her taste.
· The emerald green gown gaped open.· Piles of sheets and towels and faded green theatre gowns were stacked on either side.
· They came up the steps with a Coptic woman in a long black gown and veil.· But a long black evening gown will.· His mutterings might have been prayers, his long gown a monk's habit, sweeping over the rough paving.· She was wearing a long white gown, her hair hanging down, like a crazy woman.· It was in this room that Princesse Mathilde, a dramatic figure in a long black hostess gown, welcomed them.· She was wearing a long red dressing gown with a wafting white feather collar.· A voluptuous blonde hooker in a long white gown entered the spacious bar.
· They are protected from head to foot with face masks, caps and white gowns.· She pulled one of her white ceremonial gowns over my head and yanked my arms.· Yesterday he donned white suit and cowboy boots for the service while Lynn sported a white silk wedding gown.· Jan Stafford and Maxine Kincora came in traditional white wedding gowns, lace and veils.· A voluptuous blonde hooker in a long white gown entered the spacious bar.· Alek brought her a cluster of early narcissus and she wore a short white gown with a grass-blade pattern.· The tie of the white gown she had been given to wear caught in her hair and pulled it.· She lifted the white gown from the bed where I had thrown it, and handed it back to me.
NOUN· Her ball gown was an old grey dress which she had prettified with some lengths of Brussels lace.· The inaugural ball gown was an emphatic announcement that the first lady was going to play the style game her way.· They are in their tuxedos and ball gowns.· No one breakfasts in ball gowns anymore, but many people still dress up for the afternoon races.· She wore a yellow taffeta ball gown with black pumps and matching bum bag for her liver treats!· There will not be a shortage of ball gowns and tuxes.· The women wore ball gowns and jewels and looked like royal butterflies.· National stores have had ball gowns shipped in from all over the country.
· He dashed out in his dressing gown and pulled the driver and passenger from the flames.· Mrs Knelle soon appeared in a dressing gown, and we sat down to a soothing breakfast of toast.· Then Little Billy would slip into his dressing gown and climb on to Swan's back and off they would go.· He pulled himself up, towelled himself dry, then slipped into his dressing gown.· Cornelius tucked this, unopened, into a dressing gown pocket.· She was wearing a dressing gown and pyjamas.· Reluctantly she got up and her teeth chattered as she took a dressing gown from a hook behind the bedroom door.· The woman was wearing a man's tartan dressing gown.
· My beautiful evening gowns would turn into home-made minis.· But a long black evening gown will.· She was wearing a tangerine evening gown and matching gloves that didn't.· In 1935 a Valentina evening gown in pale gray silk bared the shoulders and dropped to mid-back, exposing the spine.· The evening gown hung strangely on her one-legged pirate's body.· Her white satin evening gown was adorned with gold scrolls and squiggles of the sort that usually decorate formal window treatments.· Ultimately, Diana has been seen more in long, sleek, hugging and sometimes revealing evening gowns.
· In the hospital gown she seemed very young.· His hand shook, so that soup spilled down the front of his hospital gown.· That long white robe I had seen him in that night was a sort of hospital gown.· Somehow they managed to get out of their clothes and into the hospital gown without revealing an inch of extra flesh.
· Without ceremony she dropped her silk gown, standing naked but for her briefs and her tattoos, which were all black.· The coast lay strangled in a beige silk gown.· He looked gorgeous, dressed in a pink silk gown with a gold-tasselled cord round his waist.· I was sitting upright in a pine coffin high on a marble pedestal and wearing a delicate silk gown of pure white.
· Yesterday he donned white suit and cowboy boots for the service while Lynn sported a white silk wedding gown.
VERB· In June 1948, just before I bought a gown, the Berlin Airlift began and continued until the autumn of 1949.· Pinson, an attractive Defense Department executive, needs to buy a fancy gown for the first time in her life.· Some of the girls bought gowns for an inaugural ball.· In their minds, buying a gown poses questions more complicated than chiffon or lace.
· Incidentally, why was roly-poly Roy's dressing gown tight on Frank?· He got out of bed and put on his faded burgundy dressing gown.· I have an obsession at the moment for pyjamas, duvets and dressing gowns.· He was a stock irritant, an ugly man in a shabby dressing gown over a stained shirt.· He is dressed in a gown of pale-blue, embroidered in silver and gold with astrological and alchemical symbols.· Margarett came to him, unexpectedly, in the night, wearing a filmy dressing gown and carrying a candle.
· After the rehearsal the sound engineer gave me a battery pack and microphone to attach to my evening gown.
· She pulled on her gown, unaware of how the thin silk clung to her still-damp skin.· Careful not to wake Josh in the back room, Clare pulled on her dressing gown.
· I hang my clothes in the wardrobe and put on the plastic gown.· I put on my double gown and a shawl and went too.· She went into the men's robing room by mistake when she put on her gown but no one seemed to mind.· You're told to take off your clothes and put on a gown that doesn't fit at the back.· He put on his dressing gown and opened the bedroom door.· I put my gown on, taking as long as I could, and walked slowly down the passage to Nonni's room.
· She was wearing a dressing gown and pyjamas.· Alek brought her a cluster of early narcissus and she wore a short white gown with a grass-blade pattern.· He had deliberately sent Dana away when he must know how important it was she wear the gown designed for her.· I recognized Rod Holloway, wearing a surgical gown.· The bride wore a gown of ivory raw satin, with the bride and groom's initials embroidered on the train.· All she had left was the clothes she wore, the second gown Nahum had bought her, and her wedding ring.· She was wearing a long white gown, her hair hanging down, like a crazy woman.
· You are born again, said the woman who had given me my wedding gown.· Jan Stafford and Maxine Kincora came in traditional white wedding gowns, lace and veils.· Handsmocked baby dresses, ballet costumes, prom dresses, bridesmaid dresses, wedding gowns, maternity party dresses.· In second place and closing fast is Modern Bride, which has 944 pages and 1, 000 wedding gowns.· Now dolls come with birth certificates, wedding gowns, mansions, and boyfriends.· Buying a wedding gown is something like looking for the right mate.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1a long dress that a woman wears on formal occasionswedding/evening/ball gown- She wore a dark green strapless dress with an enormous skirt.
- Susanna wore a black silk strapless dress.
- Back to the town and gown.
- He says Morse is town and gown.
a white silk wedding gown2a long loose piece of clothing worn for special ceremonies by judges, teachers, lawyers, and members of universities SYN robe3a long loose piece of clothing worn in a hospital by someone doing or having an operation: a hospital gown → dressing gown