Collocations for gown - noun
1. woman''s long dress
ADJ.
long | flowing
She was dressed in a long flowing gown.
She was dressed in a long flowing gown.
ball, bridal, evening, wedding
GOWN + VERB
be trimmed with sth
She wore a white satin gown trimmed with lace.
She wore a white satin gown trimmed with lace.
PREP.
in a/the ~
2. worn by judges, surgeons, etc.
ADJ.
academic | hospital, surgical
PREP.
in a/the ~
PHRASES
town and gown
(= the permanent members of a university town and the members of its university)
(= the permanent members of a university town and the members of its university)