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gown

[goun] / gaʊn /
NOUN
robe, dress
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It portrays the young woman in a white gown, seated on a sofa inside a room with red walls adorned with paintings.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Osaka took the court wearing a long, hooded gown — possibly inspired by Iverson’s hoodies and baggy clothes from back in the day — with newspaper clippings about her attached to it.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

She first took off the hood to reveal her hair and headband, then removed the gown to play in a black tank top and metallic tennis skirt.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

She was invited there as a guest and says she caught the eye of Hollywood megastar Zendaya, thanks to her custom look: a striking gold gown complete with a hood.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

She’s wearing a black graduation gown with a white collar sticking out, and her hair is in a tight bun with powder on it to make it gray.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

To market herself, Kusama adopted an outlandish persona, donning brightly colored bobbed wigs, and red leotards or dot-covered gowns for public appearances.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Thousands of them, dressed in cat ears, bridal gowns and elaborate floral headpieces.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

In the meantime, the AI gowns and Easter-egg hunts will have to suffice.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

At a makeshift morgue in the quake-hit Venezuelan port of La Guaira, forensic experts in blue gowns and caps picked their way through dozens of bodies laid out in bags under the sun.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

Her father brings her everywhere while she is small, parading her like a well-loved small dog in expensive gowns, for his colleagues and acquaintances to fawn over in pubs after performances.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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