gown
English
/ɡaʊn/
noun
Definitions
- A loose, flowing upper garment.
- A woman's ordinary outer dress, such as a calico or silk gown.
- The official robe of certain professional men and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.
- (by metonymy) The university community.
- A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown.
- Any sort of dress or garb.
- The robe worn by a surgeon.
Etymology
Derived from gune derived from Old French goune derived from Latin gunna derived from Ancient Greek γούνα (coarse garment) derived from Proto-Iranian *gawnám (fur).
Origin
Proto-Iranian
*gawnám
Gloss
fur
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
毛
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bluegown English
- ball English
- ballgown English
- bed English
- bedgown English
- begown English
- blue English
- disgown English
- dressing English
- dressing gown English
- gownie English
- gownless English
- gownlike English
- gownmaker English
- gownmaking English
- gownman English
- gownsman English
- maker English
- making English
- man English
- night English
- nightgown English
- nightgowned English
- overgown English
- short English
- shortgown English
- undergown English
- ungown English
- gunna Latin
- gonna Italian
- gonnellino Italian
- maxigonna Italian
- microgonna Italian
- midigonna Italian
- minigonna Italian
- salvagonna Italian
- sottogonna Italian
- γούνα Ancient Greek
- nyght gowne Middle English
- goune Old French
- gùn Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- gauni Swahili
- gúna Middle Irish
- gune xno
- gona Basque
- γούνα gkm
- *gawnám Proto-Iranian