Used in a Sentence

gowns

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gowns.

Editorial note

An editor is a fairly complete system, well within the capabilities of a single motivated individual, and like cocktail gowns entirely fashion/taste driven.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A woman's ordinary outer dress, such as a calico or silk gown.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of gowns gathered in one view.

noun

A woman's ordinary outer dress, such as a calico or silk gown.

noun

A loose, flowing upper garment.

noun

The official robe of certain professionals, clerics, and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gowns.

noun

A woman's ordinary outer dress, such as a calico or silk gown.

noun

A loose, flowing upper garment.

noun

The official robe of certain professionals, clerics, and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.

noun

A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown.

Example sentences

1

An editor is a fairly complete system, well within the capabilities of a single motivated individual, and like cocktail gowns entirely fashion/taste driven.

2

Does anybody know what the neck/shoulder brace looking orange things the docs are wearing under their gowns are?

3

Two nurses who went to incredible lengths to wear protective gowns still contracted the virus in Texas.

4

When ladies stopped wearing full length gowns, their new, more revealing clothing, was much less absorptive.

5

The topological distinction between in and out becomes totally blurred when most people remove their gowns.

6

Modest containment efforts, such as gowns and gloves and dilutions of bleach, tend to be successful.

7

There were numerous statements about (what seems to be) gross, gross overcharging on everything from pens to surgical gowns to diagnostic equipment.

8

I used to wear lead gowns in operating theaters, adding 20kgs to my existing 100kgs (I'm a smidge and 2m).

9

I think women's fashion could benefit from something like this, sharing shoes - dresses, gowns etc.

10

The important thing is that things are preserved somewhere, even if to read them you need a fully equipped laboratory and boffins in white gowns.

11

They have tried on the gowns of philosophers, psychologists, and priests.

12

Those envoys adopted the gowns of the Mandarin class, grew long beards and even couched their gospel message in Confucian terms to make it more palatable.

Quote examples

1

FTA: "The trial judges — an Australian, an Italian, a Jamaican and two Lebanese — are distinguished by the red vests they wear over their gowns, which themselves have red sleeves.

2

You can tell them because they get to wear silk gowns (sometimes being elected is known as "taking the silk") Kinda the barrister equivalent of being elected to the National Academy of Sciences or a Fellow of the Royal Society.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use gowns in a sentence?

An editor is a fairly complete system, well within the capabilities of a single motivated individual, and like cocktail gowns entirely fashion/taste driven.

What does gowns mean?

A woman's ordinary outer dress, such as a calico or silk gown.

What part of speech is gowns?

gowns is commonly used as noun.