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Gown

A loose, flowing upper garment

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Apparel 76% connected

External clothing; vesture; garments; dress; garb; external habiliments or array.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Clothe 76% connected

To put garments on; to cover with clothing; to dress.

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Dress 76% connected

To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Enclothe 76% connected

To clothe.

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Frock 76% connected

A loose outer garment; especially, a gown forming a part of European modern costume for women and children; also, a coarse shirtlike garment worn by…

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Garb 76% connected

Clothing in general.

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Garment 76% connected

Any article of clothing, as a coat, a gown, etc.

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Habilitate 76% connected

Qualified or entitled.

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Raiment 76% connected

Clothing in general; vesture; garments; -- usually singular in form, with a collective sense.

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University 76% connected

The universe; the whole.

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Narrower term 3

Formal 76% connected

See Methylal.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Mantua 76% connected

A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy.

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Vestment 76% connected

A covering or garment; some part of clothing or dress

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Component part 2

Nightcap 70% connected

A cap worn in bed to protect the head, or in undress.

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Train 70% connected

To draw along; to trail; to drag.

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Synonym 3

Nightdress 92% connected

A nightgown.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Nightgown 92% connected

A loose gown used for undress; also, a gown used for a sleeping garnment.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Robe 92% connected

An outer garment; a dress of a rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; hence, a dress of state, rank, office, or the like.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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