Dress vs. Gown

Dress and Gown Definitions
Dress
To put clothes on; clothe.
Gown
A long loose flowing garment, such as a robe or nightgown.
Dress
To furnish with clothing.
Gown
A long, usually formal dress.
Dress
To decorate or adorn
Dress a Christmas tree.
Gown
A robe or smock worn in operating rooms and other parts of hospitals as a guard against contamination.
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Dress
To garnish
Dressed the side dish with parsley.
Gown
A distinctive outer robe worn on ceremonial occasions, as by scholars or clerics.
Dress
To arrange a display in
Dress a store window.
Gown
The faculty and student body of a university
Perfect accord between town and gown.
Dress
To arrange (troops) in ranks; align.
Gown
To clothe (oneself or another) with a gown.
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Dress
To apply medication, bandages, or other therapeutic materials to (a wound).
Gown
A loose, flowing upper garment.
Dress
To arrange and groom (the hair), as by styling, combing, or washing.
Gown
A woman's ordinary outer dress, such as a calico or silk gown.
Dress
To groom (an animal); curry.
Gown
The official robe of certain professionals, clerics, and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.
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Dress
To fertilize (land or plants).
Gown
The dress of civil officers, as opposed to military officers.
Dress
(Archaic) To cultivate (land or plants).
Gown
(by metonymy) The university community, especially as contrasted with the local populace.
In the perennial town versus gown battles, townies win some violent battles, but the collegians are winning the war.
Dress
To clean (fish or fowl) for cooking or sale.
Gown
A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown.
Dress
To put a finish on (stone or wood, for example).
Gown
Any sort of dress or garb.
Dress
To tan or prepare (a hide) in leather-making.
Gown
The robe worn by a surgeon.
Dress
To put on clothes.
Gown
To dress in a gown, to don or garb with a gown.
Dress
To wear clothes of a certain kind or style
Dresses casually.
Gown
A loose, flowing upper garment
He Mars deposed, and arms to gowns made yield.
Dress
To wear formal clothes
Dress for dinner.
Gown
A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown.
Dress
To get into proper alignment with others
The troops dressed on the squad leader.
Gown
Any sort of dress or garb.
He comes . . . in the gown of humility.
Dress
Clothing; apparel.
Gown
Long, usually formal, woman's dress
Dress
A style of clothing
Folk dancers in peasant dress.
Gown
Protective garment worn by surgeons during operations
Dress
A one-piece outer garment consisting of a skirt and bodice.
Gown
Outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions
Dress
Outer covering or appearance; guise
An ancient ritual in modern dress.
Gown
Dress in a gown
Dress
Suitable for formal occasions
Dress shoes.
Dress
Requiring formal clothes
A dress dinner.
Dress
(transitive)
Dress
To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
He was dressed in the latest fashions.
Dress
To design, make, provide, or select clothes (for someone).
The fashion designer was proud to have dressed the queen for the charity event.
Dress
To arrange or style (someone's hair).
Dress
To adorn or ornament (something).
It was time to dress the windows for Christmas again.
Dress
To apply a dressing to or otherwise treat (a wound); (obsolete) to give (a wounded person) medical aid.
Dress
To fit or prepare (something) for use; to render (something) suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready.
In mining and metallurgy, to dress ores by sorting and separating them
Dress
To cultivate or tend to (a garden, land, plants, etc.); especially, to add fertilizer or manure to (soil); to fertilize, to manure.
Dress
To cut up (an animal or its flesh) for food; specifically (hunting), to remove the internal organs (of a game animal) shortly after it has been killed so that the carcass cools more quickly; to field dress.
Dress
(cooking) To prepare (food) for cooking or eating, especially by seasoning it; specifically, to add a dressing or sauce (to food, especially a salad).
Dress
(military) To arrange (soldiers or troops) into proper formation; especially, to adjust (soldiers or troops) into straight lines and at a proper distance from each other; to align.
To dress the ranks
Dress
To treat (someone) in a particular manner; specifically, in an appropriate or fitting manner; to give (someone) a deserved beating; also, to give (someone) a good scolding; to dress down.
Dress
(obsolete) To break in and train (a horse or other animal) for use.
Dress
To prepare (oneself); to make ready.
Dress
(intransitive)
Dress
To put on clothes.
Get dressed
I rose and dressed before daybreak.
It’s very cold out. Dress warm.
Dress
Of a thing: to attain a certain condition after undergoing some process or treatment to fit or prepare it for use.
Dress
To allow one's penis to fall to one side or the other within one's trousers.
While measuring him for his trousers, the tailor asked him if he dressed to the left or the right.
Dress
(slang) cross-dress
Dress
Of an animal carcass: to have a certain quantity or weight after removal of the internal organs and skin; also, to have a certain appearance after being cut up and prepared for cooking.
Dress
Of soldiers or troops: to arrange into proper formation; especially, to form into straight lines and at a proper distance from each other.
Dress
(sports) Of a sportsperson: to put on the uniform and have the equipment needed to play a sport.
Due to a left ankle sprain, the basketball player did not dress for the game against Indiana.
Dress
(countable)
Dress
An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist.
Amy and Mary looked very pretty in their dresses.
Dress
(archaic) An item of outer clothing or set of such clothes (worn by people of all sexes) which is generally decorative and appropriate for a particular occasion, profession, etc.
Dress
Ellipsis of dress rehearsal
Dress
(uncountable)
Dress
Apparel or clothing, especially when appropriate for a particular occasion, profession, etc.
Military dress
He came to the party in formal dress.
Dress
(archaic) The act of putting on clothes, especially fashionable ones, or for a particular (especially formal) occasion.
Dress
(by extension)
Dress
(obsolete) The act of applying a dressing to or otherwise treating a wound; also, the dressing so applied.
Dress
To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.
At all times thou shalt bless God and pray Him to dress thy ways.
To Grisild again will I me dresse.
Dress
To arrange in exact continuity of line, as soldiers; commonly to adjust to a straight line and at proper distance; to align; as, to dress the ranks.
Dress
To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a wounded or diseased part.
Dress
To adjust; to put in good order; to arrange; specifically: (a) To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready; as, to dress a slain animal; to dress meat; to dress leather or cloth; to dress or trim a lamp; to dress a garden; to dress a horse, by currying and rubbing; to dress grain, by cleansing it; in mining and metallurgy, to dress ores, by sorting and separating them.
And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it.
When he dresseth the lamps he shall burn incense.
Three hundred horses . . . smoothly dressed.
Dressing their hair with the white sea flower.
If he felt obliged to expostulate, he might have dressed his censures in a kinder form.
Dress
To cut to proper dimensions, or give proper shape to, as to a tool by hammering; also, to smooth or finish.
Dress
To put in proper condition by appareling, as the body; to put clothes upon; to apparel; to invest with garments or rich decorations; to clothe; to deck.
Dressed myself in such humility.
Prove that ever Idress myself handsome till thy return.
Dress
To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal.
Dress
To arrange one's self in due position in a line of soldiers; - the word of command to form alignment in ranks; as, Dress right, dress!
Dress
To clothe or apparel one's self; to put on one's garments; to pay particular regard to dress; as, to dress quickly.
To flaunt, to dress, to dance, to thrum.
Dress
That which is used as the covering or ornament of the body; clothes; garments; habit; apparel.
Dress
A lady's gown; as, silk or a velvet dress.
Dress
Attention to apparel, or skill in adjusting it.
Men of pleasure, dress, and gallantry.
Dress
The system of furrows on the face of a millstone.
Dress
A one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
Dress
Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion;
Formal attire
Battle dress
Dress
Clothing in general;
She was refined in her choice of apparel
He always bought his clothes at the same store
Fastidious about his dress
Dress
Put on clothes;
We had to dress quickly
Dress the patient
Can the child dress by herself?
Dress
Provide with clothes or put clothes on;
Parents must feed and dress their child
Dress
Put a finish on;
Dress the surface smooth
Dress
Dress in a certain manner;
She dresses in the latest Paris fashion
He dressed up in a suit and tie
Dress
Dress or groom with elaborate care;
She likes to dress when going to the opera
Dress
Kill and prepare for market or consumption;
Dress a turkey
Dress
Arrange in ranks;
Dress troops
Dress
Decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
Dress
Provide with decoration;
Dress the windows
Dress
Put a dressing on;
Dress the salads
Dress
Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of;
Dress the plants in the garden
Dress
Cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
Dress
Convert into leather;
Dress the tanned skins
Dress
Apply a bandage or medication to;
Dress the victim's wounds
Dress
Give a neat appearance to;
Groom the dogs
Dress the horses
Dress
Arrange attractively;
Dress my hair for the wedding
Dress
Suitable for formal occasions;
Formal wear
A full-dress uniform
Dress shoes
Dress
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes;
A dress dinner
A full-dress ceremony