n.
- a long dress worn on formal occasions.
- a protective garment worn in hospital by surgical staff or patients.
- a loose cloak indicating one's profession or status, worn by a lawyer, teacher, academic, or university student.
▸the members of a university. Contrasted with town.
v.
(
be gowned)
be dressed in a gown.
▸
(gown up)
put on a surgical gown.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. goune, from late L. gunna ‘fur garment’.