First Known Use: 1820
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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
Rhymes with GENEVA GOWN
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