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Gon vs Gown - What's the difference?

gon | gown |

As nouns the difference between gon and gown

is that gon is golf or gon can be goal while gown is a loose, flowing upper garment.

As a verb gown is

to dress in a gown, to don or garb with a gown.

gon

English

Etymology 1

Compare (etyl) (m), dialectal (gan), (etyl) (m).

Contraction

(en-cont)

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One hundredth of a right angle; a gradian.

    • Etymology 3

    Clipping.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label)

    • Anagrams

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    gown

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A loose, flowing upper garment.
  • A woman's ordinary outer dress, such as a calico or silk gown.
  • The official robe of certain professional men and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.
  • # The dress of civil officers, as opposed to military officers.
  • (by metonymy) The university community.
    • In the perennial town versus gown battles, townies win some violent battles, but the collegians are winning the war.
  • A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown.
  • Any sort of dress or garb.
  • The robe worn by a surgeon.

    • Derived terms

    * dressing gown * town and gown

    Verb

  • To dress in a gown, to don or garb with a gown.

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