| 单词 | gown |
| 释义 | gown (once / 274 pages) 1nv 2n A gown is a formal dress. When your date to a party or dance is wearing a tuxedo, you'll probably want to wear a gown. There are many different kinds of gowns, including ball gowns, wedding gowns, and evening gowns. All of them are worn primarily by women on formal occasions. It was once common to call any one-piece woman's garment a gown, while now it's more often called a dress. The source of gown is the Old French goune, "robe, coat, or down," with the Latin root gunna, "hide or skin." WORD FAMILYgown: gowned, gowning, gowns USAGE EXAMPLESI shiver in my paper gown, sitting near a table with glossy magazines. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Floral patterns abound, on stunning floor-length gowns and crisp suit jackets. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) The lush green gown she wore in the Pablo Casals concert scene was certainly beautiful. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1n a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions Hypo|Hyper ball gown the most formal gown; worn to a ball bridal gown, wedding dress, wedding gowna gown worn by the bride at a wedding dinner dress, dinner gown, evening gown, formala gown for evening wear mantualoose gown of the 17th and 18th centuries tea gowna long loose-fitting gown formerly popular for wear at afternoon tea dress, frock a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice 2n lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women Syn|Hyper night-robe, nightdress, nightgown, nightie intimate apparel, lingerie women's underwear and nightclothes nightclothes, nightwear, sleepweargarments designed to be worn in bed 3n protective garment worn by surgeons during operations Syn|Hyper scrubs, surgical gown garment an article of clothing 4n outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions Syn|Hypo|Hyper robe academic gown, academic robe, judge's robe a gown worn by academics or judges vestmentgown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy alba white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves; worn by priests cassocka black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests or choristers chasublea long sleeveless vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass Geneva gownblack academic gown widely used by Protestant clergymen humeral veil, veila vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl pallium(Roman Catholic Church) vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging in front and back pontificalthe vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop) surplicea loose-fitting white ecclesiastical vestment with wide sleeves outerwear, overclothes clothing for use outdoors 5v dress in a gown 2Hyper apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog provide with clothes or put clothes on n the members of a university as distinguished from the other residents of the town in which the university is located the relations between town and gown are always sensitive Hyper university the body of faculty and students at a university |
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