CAP AND GOWN Definition & Meaning

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cap and gown

noun

a ceremonial mortarboard and gown worn by faculty, students, etc., as at commencement.

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Origin of cap and gown¹

First recorded in 1855–60

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Idioms and Phrases

Ceremonial dress worn at graduation exercises; by extension, the academic community (also see town and gown . For example, Mary was very proud) when she received her cap and gown for commencement . [Mid-1800s]

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In her graduation photo, De Santiago stares the camera down, resplendent in her black satin cap and gown.

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"I lost my baby just pray for me and my family pleaseeeeee!!! God I need you now!!," the mother pleaded, along with a photograph of her daughter wearing a red graduation cap and gown from this year.

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In Harvard Yard that June, graduates protested the war by refusing to don cap and gown, or else by wearing white armbands over their robes.

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Another student, wearing cap and gown, took a break from graduation photos to chat with the protesters.

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Sophia did not wear the typical cap and gown that commencement speakers usually don, but instead wore a black-and-red D’Youville University hoodie.

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