Usually means: Traditional academic dress for graduation.
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  1. cap and gown: Merriam-Webster
  2. cap and gown: Wiktionary
  3. cap and gown: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  4. cap and gown: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. cap and gown: Dictionary.com
  6. Cap and gown: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. Cap and Gown: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  8. Cap And Gown: A to Z list of the most popular idioms

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  1. cap and gown: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (cap and gown)

▸ noun:  An academic robe and cap with mortarboard.

Similar:
academical, academic costume, mortarboard, trencher cap, square, gown, capouch, capoch, mortier, vestment, more...

Opposite:
casual clothes, everyday wear, informal attire

Phrases:
cap and gown wearer, more...

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Similar:
academical, academic costume, mortarboard, trencher cap, square, gown, capouch, capoch, mortier, vestment, more...

Opposite:
casual clothes, everyday wear, informal attire

Phrases:
cap and gown wearer, more...



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