A gown is a loose outer garment by men and women from the early Middle Ages to the seventeenth century, or any woman's garment consisting of a bodice and attached skirt. In modern usage, it usually refers to a ball gown in particular.
Gown may also refer to:
Clothing
- Evening gown, women's formal attire
- Dressing gown, British term for a bathrobe
- Mandarin gown, Cheongsam
- Suicide gown, anti-suicide smock
- Cap and gown, graduation attire
- Wedding dress, bridal attire
- Patient gown, clothing worn by patients in hospitals
- Medical gown, clothing worn by medical professionals
- Gowning, putting on a cleanroom suit
Other uses
- The Gown, a Belfast-based student newspaper
See also
- All pages with titles containing Gown
- McGown (disambiguation)
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