Begowned
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 simple past and past participle of begown form-of, participle, past
- 1 Wearing a gown. not-comparable
"[…] with the exception of the Speaker, who is handsomely arrayed in a black gown and long wig, and three attendant clerks, who are also begowned and bewigged, the house exhibits nothing more than some ranges of green benches, sparingly occupied with a few straggling members, lounging about in the most unceremonious postures, some with coloured cravats, others with dirty boots, and almost all […] with their hats on."
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More examples"[…] with the exception of the Speaker, who is handsomely arrayed in a black gown and long wig, and three attendant clerks, who are also begowned and bewigged, the house exhibits nothing more than some ranges of green benches, sparingly occupied with a few straggling members, lounging about in the most unceremonious postures, some with coloured cravats, others with dirty boots, and almost all […] with their hats on."
Etymology
From be- + gown + -ed.
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