B1nounsociety
US/ɡaʊn/
UK/ɡaʊn/
a long, formal dress for special events; also a loose robe worn by doctors, patients or graduates
In context
She wore a long silk gown to the film festival in Cannes.
Before the X-ray, the nurse asked me to change into a hospital gown.
Graduates in black gowns lined up to take photos with their parents.
Words that go with gown
noun + noun
- wedding gownHer wedding gown was made by a famous tailor in Hanoi.
- evening gownAll the women arrived in evening gowns.
- hospital gownPatients wear a hospital gown during the operation.
- ball gownShe hired a ball gown for the end-of-year party.
- dressing gownHe answered the door in his dressing gown and slippers.
- silk gownThe actress wore a red silk gown on the red carpet.
- graduation gownYou can rent a graduation gown from the university shop.