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sea gown

sea gown noun: a gown or frock with short sleeves, formerly worn by mariners.

Noun

sea gown (plural sea gowns)

  1. A gown or frock with short sleeves, formerly worn by mariners.
    • My Guide carried my Sea-Gown, which was my covering in the night, and my Pillow was a Log of Wood1697, William Dampier, A New Voyage Round the World. […], London: […] James Knapton, […], →OCLC
    • Up from my cabin,
      My sea-gown scarf'd about mec. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Forms of sea gown

pluralsea gowns

Questions about sea gown

What does sea gown mean?
Sea gown means a gown or frock with short sleeves, formerly worn by mariners.
What part of speech is sea gown?
Sea gown is a noun.
What is the plural of sea gown?
The plural of sea gown is sea gowns.

Words near sea gown in the dictionary

  1. sea goddesses
  2. sea goldie
  3. sea goose
  4. sea gooseberries
  5. sea gooseberry
  6. sea gown
  7. sea gowns
  8. sea grape
  9. sea grapes
  10. sea green
  11. sea green bean

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