EVENING GOWN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does evening gown mean? 

• EVENING GOWN (noun)
  The noun EVENING GOWN has 1 sense:

1. a gown for evening wear

  Familiarity information: EVENING GOWN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EVENING GOWN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A gown for evening wear

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dinner dress; dinner gown; evening gown; formal

Hypernyms ("evening gown" is a kind of...):

evening clothes; evening dress; eveningwear; formalwear (attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening)

gown (a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions)

 Context examples 

"I like to come," Lucille said. "I never care what I do, so I always have a good time. When I was here last I tore my gown on a chair, and he asked me my name and address—inside of a week I got a package from Croirier's with a new evening gown in it."

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)