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gown

[gaun] / gaʊn /
NOUN
robe, dress
Synonyms


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Right now, I barely want to wear a gown, this Mary right here.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

A caregiver wore a protective gown and gloves as she bottle-fed a baby -- one of hundreds of children orphaned by the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Centuries on she is still there, smiling in her blue gown and holding up a sprig of flowers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

The actress marked the occasion by donning a stunning lace Schiaparelli gown featuring long sleeves and a high neckline.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

He's wearing goggles, a gown, and rubber gloves.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein

But you can let people see that you’ve evolved — that you wear gowns now.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

We were surprised to find gorgeous gowns under $2,000 at Anthropologie, for example.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

As early as 1913 she was designing heart-stopping gowns for their movies, which in turn brought renown to her fashion house.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Of course, there were gowns that the A-list Hollywood talent could easily wear to red carpet events.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Friends came to visit, dressed in yellow paper gowns, their hands covered by blue synthetic-rubber gloves and their faces hidden behind paper masks.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater


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