Gown, any long loose upper garment; 1) worn by women: Gent. IV, 4, 166. Wiv. IV, 2, 72. Wiv. IV, 2, 72 Wiv. IV, 2, 72 Ado III, 4, 15. Ado III, 4, 15 LLL V, 2, 844. Shr. IV, 3, 62. Shr. IV, 3, 62 Shr. IV, 3, 62 H4A III, 3, 4. H4B II, 1, 172. H6B I, 3, 88. Oth. IV, 3, 74.
2) worn by men: Tp. IV, 226. Tp. IV, 226 Tim. III, 6, 120. Tim. III, 6, 120 Oth. I, 1, 86. Per. II, 1, 83. Per. II, 1, 83 “a furred g.” Meas. III, 2, 8. Lr. IV, 6, 169. “an almsman's g.” R2 III, 3, 149. “black mourning --s,” H6C II, 1, 161. “wear the surplice of humility over the black g. of a big heart,” All's I, 3, 99. “one that hath two --s,” Ado IV, 2, 88.
3) the dress of a civil magistrate or a divine: Meas. II, 2, 44. H6B II, 1, 111. H6B II, 1, 111 Wiv. III, 1, 34. Tw. IV, 2, 1. Tw. IV, 2, 1 Tw. IV, 2, 1 Cor. II, 2, 141. II, 3, 44. 93 (the Roman toga).
4) a dressing gown to make one's self easy: Tw. II, 5, 54. H4B III, 2, 197. Caes. IV, 3, 231. Caes. IV, 3, 231 Caes. IV, 3, 231
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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