gown /gown/

1. A loose flowing outer garment
2. A woman's long formal dress
3. An academic, clerical or official robe
4. The members of a university as opposed to the townspeople (see under town)

To dress in a gown

To invest or provide with a gown

gowned adjective

gownˈboy noun

A school foundationer (as of Charterhouse), wearing a gown

gownˈman or gownsˈman noun

1. Someone who wears a gown, eg a cleric or lawyer, or esp a member of an English university
2. A civilian (as distinct from a soldier) (historical)

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