n. An outer garment, generally long and loose, of various shapes and uses.n. Same as dress, 2. [Dress is preferred for a garment cut to fit the person, the gown being more properly a loose garment hanging from the shoulders. Compare .]n. A loose garment worn in the house; a wrapper: as, a dressing-gown; a night-gown.n. A long and loose over-dress, of varying styles, worn distinctively on official occasions in Europe, and less commonly in America, by clergymen, judges, lawyers, and university professors and students; hence, the emblem of civil power or place, as opposed to the sword.n. The toga.To invest with a gown; clothe or dress in a gown; hence, to impart the function represented by the gown to.To put on a gown.