gown
part of speech
noun (a gown, gowns)
meaning for a pupil
1) A gown is a long, formal dress worn for special events like a ball or a wedding. tree →
2) A gown is a loose robe worn over clothes for a job or ceremony, such as by a judge, a graduate or a surgeon. tree →
3) A hospital gown is a loose garment patients wear in hospital. tree →
4) A dressing gown is a warm robe worn over pyjamas. tree →
5) A nightgown is a long, loose garment worn in bed for sleeping. tree →
sense in the lessons
In fairy tales princesses wear ball gowns. In everyday life, a dressing gown (UK, Australia, NZ) or bathrobe (US) is worn at home; doctors and nurses wear gowns to keep germs away, an important hygiene idea. At graduation students wear a cap and gown. Phrases: ball gown, wedding gown, dressing gown, hospital gown, cap and gown.
examples
- Cinderella wore a beautiful gown to the ball. tree →
- I put on my dressing gown and slippers after my bath. tree →
- The surgeon wore a green gown and a mask. tree →
- At the hospital, Grandpa had to wear a paper gown. tree →
- The bride's wedding gown had a long train. tree →
- The judge wore a black gown and a wig. tree →
- At graduation, my sister wore a cap and gown. tree →
- They sang and danced in their night-gowns. tree →
note
Countable noun: gowns. Rhymes with «down» and «town». A «gown» is more formal than a «dress». In the US a dressing gown is usually called a «robe» or «bathrobe».
In the corpora
- He wears a long dressing-gown, carries a flat candlestick, and «had probably been on his way to bed».
- For his money Toad gets «a cotton print gown, an apron, a shawl, and a rusty black bonnet».
- Toad swims to the bank, the wet cotton gown dragging at him, and runs after the barge wanting revenge.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «gown» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.