Gowk vs Gown - What's the difference?
gowk | gown |
(Northern England, Scotland) A cuckoo.
A fool.
* 1816 , , Old Mortality , ch. 8:
* 1976 , , Falstaff :
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.
A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown.
Any sort of dress or garb.
The robe worn by a surgeon.
To dress in a gown, to don or garb with a gown.
As nouns the difference between gowk and gown
is that gowk is (northern england|scotland) a cuckoo while gown is a loose, flowing upper garment.As verbs the difference between gowk and gown
is that gowk is to make foolish; to stupefy while gown is to dress in a gown, to don or garb with a gown.gowk
English
Noun
(s)- "Ill-fard, crazy, crack-brained gowk , that she is!" exclaimed the housekeeper.
- God has sent me gowks for secretaries.
gown
English
Noun
(en noun)- In the perennial town versus gown battles, townies win some violent battles, but the collegians are winning the war.
