Gown vs Trappings - What's the difference?
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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.
Clothing or equipment; that which gives the appearance of something.
Ornamental coverings or harnesses for a horse; caparisons.
Instances of trapping.
Gown is a related term of trappings.
As nouns the difference between gown and trappings
is that gown is a loose, flowing upper garment while trappings is clothing or equipment; that which gives the appearance of something or trappings can be .As a verb gown
is to dress in a gown, to don or garb with a gown.gown
English
Noun
(en noun)- In the perennial town versus gown battles, townies win some violent battles, but the collegians are winning the war.
Derived terms
* dressing gown * town and gownVerb
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Anagrams
*trappings
English
Etymology 1
From (trapping).Noun
(en-plural noun)- He went through his belongings, gradually shedding the trappings of youth.