Collocations for "gown"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "gown" in context.
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gown
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- in her wedding gown
- pick out the perfect (wedding) gown
- a [red, purple] gown
- a [dinner, evening] gown
- a [shower, bathroom, dressing, graduation, prom] gown
- a [fleece, cotton, silk, polyester] gown
- have the gown altered
- the gown needs to be altered
- you look [gorgeous, amazing] in that gown!
- spilled on my gown
- spilled down the front of her gown
- stained her gown
- [tore, stepped on] her gown
- my (wedding) gown is [torn, stained, split, ruined]!
- need to lose [two pounds] to fit into my gown
- squeezed into her gown
- slipped [into, out of] her [bathroom] gown
- can you help me zip up (the back of) my gown?
- the [dean, principal, rector] wears a gown
- an evening gown for the [party, occasion, gala]
- gown and [veil, hood, corset, gloves]
- the [hem, flow, curtain] of the gown
- go gown shopping
- your gown size
'gown' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):