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gown
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[ noun ] (clothing) long, usually formal, woman's dress
Used in print (The Providence Journal...)The costumes are stunning evocations of the voluminous gowns and picture_hats of the Gibson_Girl days . (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)Here he sketched , sitting in their flowing gowns of linen and silk , young_girls not_yet twenty , some about to be married , some married a year or two . (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)Martha picked_up the hem of her gown and with eyes closed she slowly began to dance a stately minuet around the ballroom . (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)His hand went to her shoulder and pushed_aside the knotted scarf that surmounted the striped poplin gown ; then , to better purpose , he took_hold_of the knot and with dextrous fingers , untied it . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)Finally she had come_down ; Winston had heard her shaking out the skirt of her new pink silk hostess gown . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (clothing) dress in a gown
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[ noun ] (surgery,clothing) protective garment worn by surgeons during operations
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[ noun ] (clothing) outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions
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