- town and gown
- {n.} The residents of a college town and the students and teachers of the college. * /The senator made a speech attended by both town and gown./ * /There were fights between town and gown./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
town and gown
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Town and gown — are two distinct communities of a university town; town being the non academic population and gown metonymically being the university community, especially in ancient seats of learning such as Oxford, Cambridge and St Andrews, though also in more … Wikipedia
town and gown — The general community of a place and the members of its university respectively • • • Main Entry: ↑town * * * town and gown phrase the people who live in a town and the people who belong to the university in that town, used especially when… … Useful english dictionary
town and gown — {n.} The residents of a college town and the students and teachers of the college. * /The senator made a speech attended by both town and gown./ * /There were fights between town and gown./ … Dictionary of American idioms
town\ and\ gown — noun the residents of a college town and the students and teachers of the college. The senator made a speech attended by both town and gown. There were fights between town and gown … Словарь американских идиом
town and gown — a phrase used about certain towns and cities where there are universities, especially Oxford and Cambridge, to describe the contrast between the two kinds of people who live there. ‘Town’ refers to the people who live and work there permanently… … Universalium
town and gown — the people who live in a town and the people who belong to the university in that town, used especially when talking about the differences between the two groups The project forges new links between town and gown … English dictionary
town — W1S1 [taun] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(place)¦ 2¦(main centre)¦ 3¦(people)¦ 4¦(where you live)¦ 5¦(village)¦ 6¦(not country)¦ 7 go to town (on something) 8 (out) on the town 9 town and gown ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; … Dictionary of contemporary English
gown´less — gown «gown», noun, verb, –n. 1. a woman s dress, especially a formal or evening dress: »Her wedding dress was a long gown of beautiful white lace. 2. a) a loose outer garment worn by judges, lawyers, clergymen, members of a university, students… … Useful english dictionary
gown — [goun] n. [ME goune < OFr < LL gunna, loose robe, orig., fur cloak] 1. a long, loose outer garment; specif., a) DRESSING GOWN b) a nightgown, nightshirt, etc. c) a cotton smock worn by a surgeon d) a flowing robe worn as a symbol of office… … English World dictionary
gown — noun 1 woman s long dress ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ floor length ▪ elegant ▪ flowing ▪ She was dressed in a long flowing gown … Collocations dictionary
