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gown

[goun] / gaʊn /
NOUN
robe, dress
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He wore an all-white suit in the video, while his wife, singer Ashanti, donned a sparkling gown.

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

Pop star and actress Selena Gomez posted images of herself on Instagram wearing a black gown with gem earrings and heading to an unspecified event.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

Her mother was one of 2,075 brides wearing the “Blessing Dress,” a white polyester and satin gown with puffed sleeves and a modest high neckline.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

The series had just premiered its seventh episode in a packed theater, during which she wore a long red gown.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2026

Her hair fell in a thin gray plait, and she wore a shift dress and a dressing gown.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

The government was awarded £122m plus interest from PPE Medpro last year, after a court ruled the firm had breached a contract to supply sterile surgical gowns during the pandemic.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

You can practically hear the welcome committee at the All-England Club dancing in their bespoke sleeping gowns.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

In the sappier one, Chávez’s face is inside a sun, like the baby in “Teletubbies,” hanging over a boy and girl in graduation gowns.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

My gaze goes from a table of refreshments to the elaborate gowns to a goblin king crunching on a bone.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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