Gown

gown, n. a woman's upper garment: a long loose robe worn officially by clergymen, lawyers, college lecturers, .— v.t. to invest with the gown.— adj. Gowned , dre ed in a gown.— ns. Gown′man , Gowns′man , one whose profe ional habit is a gown, as a divine or lawyer, and esp. a member of an English university. [M. E. goune —W. gwn , akin to gwnio , to stitch; Ir. gunn , Gael. gun .]