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Word: Gown
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French goune, from late Latin gunna ‘fur garment’; probably related to Byzantine Greek gouna ‘fur, fur-lined garment’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡaʊn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a long elegant dress worn on formal occasions
Short Definition:long dress worn on formal occasions
Examples:- a silk ball gown
Word: Gown
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡaʊn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
be dressed in a gown
Short Definition:be dressed in gown
Examples:- she was gowned in luminous silk
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