GOWN  , properly the See also:

• TERM

term for a loose See also:

• OUTER

outer garment formerly worn by either See also:

• SEX (Lat. sexes; possibly connected with secure, to cut)

sex but now generally for that worn by See also:

• WOMEN

women . While " See also:

• DRESS (from the Fr. dresser, to set out, arrange, formed from Lat. directus, arranged, dirigere, to direct, arrange)

dress " is the usual See also:

• ENGLISH

English word, except in such combinations as " See also:

• TEA (Chinese cha, Amoy dialect t€)

tea-gown," " dressing-gown " and the like, where the See also:

• ORIGINAL

original loose flowing nature of the " gown " is referred to, " gown " is the See also:

• COMMON

common See also:

• AMERICAN

American word . " Gown " comes from the O . Fr. goune or Bonne . The word appears in various Romanic See also:

• LANGUAGES

languages, cf . Ital. gonna . The See also:

• MEDIEVAL

medieval See also:

• LAT

Lat. gunna is used of a garment of skin or See also:

• FUR (connected with O. Fr. forre, a sheath or case; so " an outer covering ")

fur . A See also:

• CELTIC

Celtic origin has been usually adopted, but the Irish, Gaelic and See also:

• MANX

Manx words are taken from the English . Outside the See also:

• ORDINARY (med. Lat. ordinarius, Fr. ordinaire)

ordinary use of the word, " gown " is the name for the distinctive See also:

• ROBES (Fr. robe, Late Lat. roba, raupa, meaning (1)

robes worn by holders of particular offices or by members of particular professions or of See also:

• UNIVERSITIES

universities, &c . (see RoBEs) .