raiment vs gown

gown vs raiment

raiment and gown both are nouns.

raiment and gown both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of raiment 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.

raiment (noun)	gown (noun)
especially fine or decorative clothing	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

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

Difference between raiment and gown

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