Gown /(goun)/

Gown

n.
  1. A loose, flowing upper garment
    He Mars deposed, and arms to gowns made yield.
  2. A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown.
  3. Any sort of dress or garb.
    He comes . . . in the gown of humility.
  4. An evening gown.
  5. The students and faculty of a college and university, as opposed to the local inhabitants not connected to the university; -- used often in the phrase “town and gown”, referring to interactions between the university and the local townspeople; as, a town and gown dispute.