gown
- noun
- /ɡaʊn/
- Do you know where my night gown is?
Jane standing over in the night gown.
- Jane standing over in the night gown.
Examples
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Is your bed gown white with red animals?
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I love wearing my soft gown as I relax in bed every night.
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Could you hand me my gown, please?
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And I cannot wait to put a dressing gown on and have some lunch.
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Can you get into my sleeping gown?
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Can I have my dressing gown?
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This dressing gown is the most gorgeous thing ever.
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Obviously I turn off my alarm clock and I always reach for my dressing gown because it is ice cold and I hate being cold in the morning.
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I see Mama standing on the back porch... ...in a worn but clean gingham gown.
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Joey, in her dressing gown, stands in the doorway with a shocked expression on her face.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
A loose dress that women and girls wear to sleep
A loose, comfortable dress women wear for sleeping
A loose dress that women and girls wear in bed
A loose dress that women wear in bed
A loose, comfortable garment women wore at home in the past
Compounds
A long loose robe you wear over night clothes before getting dressed or while relaxing at home
- Specialized
A protective garment surgeons wear during operations to keep the area sterile
A plain black robe worn by Protestant church ministers for services and graduation ceremonies
How Warm
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gown comes from an old French word goune meaning 'loose outer garment'. Think of a soft, loose dress you wear to sleep — a nightgown is simply a gown for the bed.