GOWN

n. Gu*'u4n. 1. A loose outer garment reaching nearly to the feet. 2. An old term (perhaps from Fr., gourme) for various transitory eruptions of the skin, especially in children. [G.] Cf. STROPHULUS. Pallid g. See STROPHULUS can did us. Red g. See STROPHULUS. Yellow g. See ICTERUS neon a to rum. [s. 228]