Definition of Gowns

1. Noun. (plural of gown) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of gown) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gowns

1. gown [v] - See also: gown

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gowns

gowled
gowling
gowls
gown
gownboy
gownboys
gownd
gowned
gowning
gownless
gownlike
gownmaker
gownmakers
gownman
gownmen
gowns (current term)
gownsman
gownsmen
gowpen
gowpens
gox
goxes
goy
goyal
goyazite
goyim
goyisch
goyish
goys
gozzan

Literary usage of Gowns

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"In 1568 we find the aldermen and sheriffs going to Westminster in the Lord Mayor's procession in scarlet-furred gowns " and their cloaks borne with them," ..."

2. Report of the Joint Select Committee Appointed to Inquire Into the Condition by Luke Potter Poland, John Scott (1872)
"gowns over the coats. Question. Had they the gowns over the big coats, ... All of them had disguises and gray coats, and gowns over the coats, except Newman ..."

3. The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England by John Campbell Campbell (1847)
"When appointed by Queen Caroline her Attorney and Solicitor General, they actually, as of right, had worn silk gowns and sat within the bar; ..."

4. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1811)
"... two gowns, one with the fur inward to their ikin, and another with the fur outward, to defend them ... fort make their gowns of dogs' or of cats' (kins. ..."

5. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the by P. L. Jacob (1876)
"Female Dress : gowns, Bonnets, Head-dresses, &c.—Disappearance of Ancient Dress.—Tight-fitting gowns.—General Character of Dress under Francis I.—Uniformity ..."

6. Publications by Oxford Historical Society, Bostonian Society (1892)
"... plate of costumes shows the difference between the ' mourning gown ' and other gowns. ... gowns ..."

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