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e of an inclined or hading vein. -- Hanging sleeves. (a) Strips of the same stuff as the gown, hanging down the back from the shoulders. (b) Loose, flowing sleeves. -- Hanging stile. (Arch.) (a) That stile of a door to which hinges are secured. (b) That upright of a window frame to which casements are hinged, or in w…

An ornamental fold at the back of an academic gown or ecclesiastical vestment; as, a master's hood.

A kind of loose robe or gown tied with a sash, worn as an outer garment by Japanese men and women.

A low grade of wool. Livery gown, the gown worn by a liveryman in London.

A gown worn by women. [Obs.]

A woman's cloak or mantle; also, a woman's gown. [Obs.]

A many of our bodies shall no doubt Find native graves. Shak. Seeing a great many in rich gowns. Addison. It will be concluded by manythat he lived like an honest man. Fielding.

morning service. She looks as clear As morning roses newly washed with dew. Shak. Morning gown, a gown worn in the morning before one is dressed for the day. -- Morning gun, a gun fired at the first stroke of reveille at military posts. -- Morning sickness (Med.), nausea and vomiting, usually occurring in the morning…

An easy, unceremonious attire; undress; also, a kind of easy robe or dressing gown worn by women.

A nightgown.

A kind of nightgown for men.

[Poetic] So honor peereth in the meanest habit. Shak. See how his gorget peers above his gown! B. Jonson.

A woman's loose dressing sack; hence, a loose morning gown or wrapper.

A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur. [Obs.]

A cloth band for a gown. [Obs.] With kerchief starched, and pinners clean. Gay.

ies harsh and crude. Milton. E'en children followed, with endearing wile, And plucked his gown to share the good man's smile. Goldsmith.

iety; as, ideas that are presentable in simple language; she is not presentable in such a gown.

ly black, used for making shoes; a kind of lasting; -- formerly used also for clergymen's gowns.

ish pulp. See Cassia. -- Pudding sleeve, a full sleeve like that of the English clerical gown. Swift. -- Pudding stone. (Min.) See Conglomerate, n., 2. -- Pudding time. (a) The time of dinner, pudding being formerly the dish first eaten. [Obs.] Johnson. (b) The nick of time; critical time. [Obs.] Mars, that still pr…

A sort of ancient trimming of tinsel and thread for women's gowns; -- called also bobbinwork. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.