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gown

noun
  1. a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
  2. outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions
    robe
  3. protective garment worn by surgeons during operations
    surgical gownscrubs
  4. lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women
    nightgownnightienight-robenightdress
  5. the members of a university as distinguished from the other residents of the town in which the university is located
    “the relations between town and gown are always sensitive”
verb
  1. dress in a gown