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armor that pretends to be soft, built for entrances and ruling rooms without a sword.
means A long, flowing garment, typically worn by women for formal occasions or as ceremonial dress for officials, judges, and academics.
from From Old French 'goune,' a long robe, itself from Late Latin 'gunna' — a word meaning a fur garment or hide. The Latin term may have older, possibly Celtic or Balkan roots, though the trail goes cold. The fur-cloak ancestor explains why 'gown' came to mean a robe of authority before it draped a ballroom: the word always dressed someone who mattered, whether wrapped in pelts against the cold or in silk against the ordinary.
- word root
- From Latin gunna, meaning fur garment
- academic
- Graduation robes descend from medieval clergy attire
- engineering
- Wedding trains can exceed 25 feet long
- hospital twist
- Open-back gowns prioritize access over dignity
- royal scale
- Coronation gowns weigh enough to need attendants
diana's wedding dress — worn by princess diana at her 1981 marriage to prince charles, designed by elizabeth emanuel
marilyn monroe's pleated dress — worn in the seven year itch (1955), designed by william travilla, sold at auction for $4.6 million in 2011
audrey hepburn's ball gown — worn in breakfast at tiffany's (1961), designed by givenchy, black silk evening gown