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gown

noun as in robe, dress

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Instead guests in elaborate gowns and tuxedos discreetly glanced at their phones propped on tables and at the base of flower vases across the star-packed venue.

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Commenting on class and the status quo, these 3-D printed gowns intersect the wearer at aggressive angles, revealing the beige infrastructure underneath as if it’s the usually invisible help.

Elegantly dressed in their finest gowns, the new brides were feted by dancers and musicians in a ceremony that attracts tourists from around Nigeria every year.

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They then quick-change into fabulous metallic gowns and, with the help of LED panels and lighting cues, the bedroom transforms into a fashion runway of scintillating secretaries, singing and dancing in feminine revelry.

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Todd walked on stage with the diploma and Sheen — who had quickly donned a cap and gown — gave him a hug, his lifelong friend having effectively smoothed over one more rough patch in his life.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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