": a distinctive robe worn by a professional or academic person":[],
": a loose flowing outer garment formerly worn by men":[],
": a woman's dress":[],
": dressing gown":[],
": nightgown":[],
": the body of students and faculty of a college or university":[
"rivalry between town and gown"
]
},
"examples":[
"The bride wore a lovely lace wedding gown .",
"a shopping trip for the express purpose of finding the perfect gown for the wedding",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The actress wore a gown designed by Danielle Frankel while Form chose a Brunello Cuccinelli pinstripe suit. \u2014 Catherine Santino, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
"Kate previously wore the gown in March 2020 on a trip with William to Ireland, just before the start of the pandemic. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"To the glamorous event, Doja wore a black Schiaparelli gown by the French fashion house's creative director, Daniel Roseberry. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 June 2022",
"At Chopard\u2019s Cannes event, Longoria wore a particularly standout black evening gown , featuring a thigh-high leg slit and lace top. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 22 June 2022",
"Diplo offset his dapper look with an ice-blue dye job; Cindy Bruna wore a slinky cut-out gown by Dundas that was more flesh than bodice; and Charlie XCX looked ever the emo diva in Jean Paul Gaultier Couture by Glenn Martens. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 1 June 2022",
"Other members of the royal family, however, have been showing off their best spring-summer looks, including Sophie, Countess of Wessex, who wore a dramatic floral gown on day three of the event. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 June 2022",
"To honor the night\u2019s theme, co-chair Blake Lively wore an Atelier Versace gown that paid tribute to New York City, while Alicia Keys wore a luxe Ralph Lauren cape beaded and embroidered to depict the Manhattan skyline. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
"To begin her life as a princess, Charlene wore an elegant, white, shoulder-skimming gown with embroidered details and a show-stopping train to her royal wedding to Prince Albert. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 11 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French gune, goune , from Late Latin gunna , a fur or leather garment":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8gau\u0307n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"dress",
"frock"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075303",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
]
},
"gowiddie":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": labrador tea":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"g\u014d\u02c8wid\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144228"
},
"gowk":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": cuckoo":[],
": simpleton , fool , gawk":[
"sat there all evening like a great gowk",
"\u2014 Flora Thompson"
],
": to gaze or stare vacantly":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u014dk",
"\u02c8g\u00e4k",
"\u02c8g\u0259u\u0307k"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English goke, gowke from Old Norse gaukr cuckoo; akin to Old English g\u0113ac cuckoo, Old High German gouh":"Noun",
"Middle English (Scots dialect) gowken , perhaps from gowk , noun":"Intransitive verb"
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165518"
},
"gowked":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": foolish , giddy":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u0259\u0307t",
"\u02c8g\u0259u\u0307k\u0259\u0307d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"gowk entry 1 + -ed or -it (Scots variant of -ed )":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192047"
},
"gowk storm":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a brief storm or period of adversity":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"so called from the typical occurrence of short storms in the spring at the time of the cuckoo's return":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201134"
},
"gowf":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": a dull blow : cuff , buffet":[],
": strike , cuff":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u0259u\u0307f",
"\""
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps from gowf entry 1 (also, \"golf club\")":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220530"
},
"gowl":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": howl , yell":[
"the hound dog gowled",
"wind gowls in the chimney",
"\u2014 R. L. Stevenson"
],
": a loud cry : howl , yell":[
"burst out in kind o' gowl o' anger",
"\u2014 S. R. Crockett"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u00fcl",
"\u02c8gau\u0307(\u0259)l",
"\""
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English goulen, gowlen , from Old Norse gaula ; akin to Old Norse geyja to bark and perhaps to Greek chaos abyss":"Intransitive verb"
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013801"
},
"Gower":{
"type":[
"biographical name",
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"John 1330":[],
"peninsula west of Swansea on Bristol Channel in southern Wales":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8gau\u0307(-\u0259)r",
"\u02c8g\u014d-\u0259r",
"\u02c8g\u022f(-\u0259)r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-160613"
},
"Gowen cypress":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a small tree or shrub ( Cupressus goveniana ) with erect or stiff branches, spherical cones, and light green to yellowish leaves that is native to California and used as an ornamental":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8gau\u0307\u0259n-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"after James R. Gowen , 19th century British horticulturist":""
