tea gown

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tee goun]
- /ti gaʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tee goun]
- /ti gaʊn/

Definitions of tea gown words

noun tea gown a semiformal gown of fine material, especially one styled with soft, flowing lines, worn for afternoon social occasions. 1
noun tea gown (formerly) a long loose decorative dress worn esp when entertaining guests to afternoon tea 0

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Origin of tea gown

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

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Parts of speech for Tea gown

noun

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tea gown popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

tea gown usage trend in Literature

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