white gown

collocation in English

meaningsofwhiteandgown

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white
adjective
uk
/waɪt/us
/waɪt/
of a colour like that of snow, milk, ...
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gown
noun[C]
uk
/ɡaʊn/us
/ɡaʊn/
a woman's dress, especially a long one worn on ...
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(Definition ofwhiteandgownfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The bride wore awhitegown.
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Suddenly a figure with bright red hair and a flowingwhitegownwalked out to the center of the stage.
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Eschewing the traditionalwhitegown, he dressed her in a black traveling suit decorated with brown trim.
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Suddenly, she floats down a corridor in awhitegown, until she appears in a black-and-white projection in a cinema-like room.
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For a dramatic appearance, she appeared dressed in awhitegownand cloak.
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For infant baptisms, the robe may be awhitegownand bonnet, and a white blanket.
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She wears awhitegownwith a gold ring at the front.
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She wears awhitegownto symbolise purity and usually a tiara or crown.
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It is rare to not see a brother around the school, dressed in their traditionalwhitegownwith the cross around their neck.
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Other elements of her winning wardrobe included an asymmetricwhitegownand a black string bikini.
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The white bird dropped awhitegownand silk shoes.
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Electra, late to the ceremony, dances on top the cave in awhitegownto symbolize her youth and innocence.
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When you see a bride in awhitegown, you immediately see innocence in that.
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She wears awhitegowntrimmed in silver and gold.
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Later, she sports an elaborately cut and pleatedwhitegownwith a large metal insect-shaped decoration holding the dress in place.
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Later, she was photographed in a variety of railroad activities while dressed in awhitegown.
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One sees her momentarily floating in herwhitegown, as the current carries her away.
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He clothes the authors of this work in thewhitegownof peace.
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She is wearing a voluminouswhitegown, with lace trimming the low, square neckline and sleeves, which are gathered at the elbow.
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