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单词 geneva gown
释义

Geneva gown


noun

a loose, large-sleeved, black preaching gown worn by members of the Protestant clergy: so named from its use by the Calvinist clergy of Geneva, Switzerland.

Origin of Geneva gown

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby Geneva gown

geneva, Geneva bands, Geneva Convention, Geneva Conventions, Geneva cross, Geneva gown, Genevan, Geneva nomenclature, Geneva protocol, Genève, Genevese
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British Dictionary definitions for Geneva gown

Geneva gown

noun

a long loose black gown with very wide sleeves worn by academics or Protestant clerics

Word Origin for Geneva gown

C19: named after Geneva; see Geneva bands
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