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A gown, from the Saxon word, gunna, is a usually loose outer garment from knee- to full-length worn by men and women in Europe from the early Middle Ages to the 17th century, and continuing today in certain professions; later, gown was applied to any full-length woman's garment consisting of a bodice and attached skirt. [1]

35 relations: Academic dress, Academy, Agbada, Anglo-Saxons, Ball gown, Banyan (clothing), Bathrobe, Bedgown, Bodice, Bouffant gown, Clerical clothing, Clothing, Clothing terminology, Coronation gown, Dress, Europe, Evening gown, Frock, Godet (sewing), Hospital gown, Italy, Janet Arnold, Judge, Middle Ages, Nightgown, Old English, Robe, Skirt, Tea gown, Thirteen Colonies, Uniform, Wedding dress, West Africa, 1550–1600 in Western European fashion, 1600–50 in Western European fashion.

Academic dress

Academic dress is a traditional form of clothing for academic settings, mainly tertiary (and sometimes secondary) education, worn mainly by those who have been admitted to a university degree (or similar), or hold a status that entitles them to assume them (e.g., undergraduate students at certain old universities).

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Academy

An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education, higher learning, research, or honorary membership.

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Agbada

Agbada is one of the names for a flowing wide sleeved robe worn by men in much of West Africa, and to a lesser extent in North Africa, related to the dashiki suit.

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Anglo-Saxons

The Anglo-Saxons were a people who inhabited Great Britain from the 5th century.

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Ball gown

A ball gown or ballgown is a type of evening gown worn to a ball or a formal event.

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Banyan (clothing)

A banyan (through Portuguese banian and Arabic بنيان, banyān, from the Gujarati વાણિયો, vāṇiyo, meaning "merchant") is a garment worn by men in the 18th century influenced by Persian and Asian clothing.

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Bathrobe

A bathrobe, dressing gown or morning gown is a robe, a loose-fitting outer garment, which may be worn by men or women.

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Bedgown

A bedgown (sometimes bed gown, bedjacket or shortgown) is an article of women's clothing for the upper body, usually thigh-length and wrapping or tying in front.

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Bodice

A bodice is an article of clothing for women and girls, covering the body from the neck to the waist.

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Bouffant gown

A bouffant gown is a women's dress silhouette made of a wide, full skirt resembling a hoop skirt (and sometimes including a hoop or petticoat support underneath the skirt).

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Clerical clothing

Clerical clothing is non-liturgical clothing worn exclusively by clergy.

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Clothing

Clothing (also known as clothes and attire) is a collective term for garments, items worn on the body.

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Clothing terminology

Clothing terminology comprises the names of individual garments and classes of garments, as well as the specialized vocabularies of the trades that have designed, manufactured, marketed and sold clothing over hundreds of years.

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Coronation gown

A coronation gown is a gown worn by a royal lady becoming a queen at her coronation.

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Dress

A dress (also known as a frock or a gown) is a garment consisting of a skirt with an attached bodice (or a matching bodice giving the effect of a one-piece garment).

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Evening gown

An evening gown, evening dress or gown is a long flowing women's dress usually worn to a formal affair.

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Frock

Frock has been used since Middle English as the name for an article of clothing for men and women.

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Godet (sewing)

A godet is an extra piece of fabric in the shape of a circular sector which is set into a garment, usually a dress or skirt.

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Hospital gown

A hospital gown, also called a johnny gown or johnny is "a long loose piece of clothing worn in a hospital by someone doing or having an operation." It can be used as clothing for bedridden patients.

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Italy

Italy (Italia), officially the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana), is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Janet Arnold

Janet Arnold (6 October 1932 – 2 November 1998) was a British clothing historian, costume designer, teacher, conservator, and author.

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Judge

A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages (or Medieval Period) lasted from the 5th to the 15th century.

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Nightgown

__notoc__ A nightgown, nightie or nightdress is a loosely hanging item of nightwear, today almost exclusively worn by women.

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Old English

Old English (Ænglisc, Anglisc, Englisc), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest historical form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages.

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Robe

A robe is a loose-fitting outer garment.

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Skirt

A skirt is the lower part of a dress or gown, covering the person from the waist downwards, or a separate outer garment serving this purpose.

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Tea gown

A tea gown or tea-gown is a woman's at-home dress for informal entertaining which became popular around the mid 19th century characterized by unstructured lines and light fabrics.

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Thirteen Colonies

The Thirteen Colonies were a group of British colonies on the east coast of North America founded in the 17th and 18th centuries that declared independence in 1776 and formed the United States of America.

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Uniform

A uniform is a type of clothing worn by members of an organization while participating in that organization's activity.

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Wedding dress

A wedding dress or wedding gown is the clothing worn by a bride during a wedding ceremony.

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West Africa

West Africa, also called Western Africa and the West of Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa.

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1550–1600 in Western European fashion

Fashion in the period 1550–1600 in Western European clothing was characterized by increased opulence.

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1600–50 in Western European fashion

Fashion in the period 1600–1650 in Western European clothing is characterized by the disappearance of the ruff in favour of broad lace or linen collars.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gown

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