<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a woman's dress or robe, especially one that is full-length.</li><li>Synonyms: frock, nightgown, dressing gown, evening gown.</li><li>a loose, flowing outer garment in any of various forms, worn by a man or woman as distinctive of office, profession, or status: an academic gown.</li><li>the student and teaching body in a university or college town.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to dress in a gown.</li></ul>