apparel vs gown

gown vs apparel

apparel and gown both are nouns.

apparel and gown both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
apparel	Yes	No	Yes	No
gown	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, gown is a hyponym of apparel; that is, gown is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than apparel:

apparel: provide with clothes or put clothes on
gown: dress in a gown

Other hyponyms of apparel include prim, prim out, prim up, cover, wrap up, jacket, frock, shirt, habit, vesture, overclothe, overdress, underdress, corset, shoe, coat, costume, dress up, robe, vest.

apparel (noun)	gown (noun)
clothing in general	a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
	outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions
	protective garment worn by surgeons during operations
	lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women
	the members of a university as distinguished from the other residents of the town in which the university is located

apparel (verb)	gown (verb)
provide with clothes or put clothes on	dress in a gown

Difference between apparel and gown

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