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Collocations for gown - noun

1. woman's long dress

ADJECTIVE

long
floor-length
elegant
flowing
She was dressed in a long flowing gown.
strapless
ball, bridal, evening, wedding

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gown + VERB

be trimmed with sth
She wore a white satin gown trimmed with lace.

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PREPOSITION

in a/the gown

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2. worn by judges, surgeons, etc.

ADJECTIVE

academic
hospital, surgical

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PREPOSITION

in a/the gown

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PHRASES

town and gown (= the residents of a university town and the members of its university)

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