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Geneva gown

noun

Definition of GENEVA GOWN

:  a loose large-sleeved black academic gown widely used as a vestment by members of the Protestant clergy
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Origin of GENEVA GOWN

from its use by the Calvinist clergy of Geneva
First Known Use: 1820

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