cap and gown
noun
a ceremonial mortarboard and gown worn by faculty, students, etc., as at commencement.
Compare
academic costume.
Origin of cap and gown
First recorded in 1855–60
Words nearby cap and gown
cao yu,
caodaism,
caoutchouc,
cap,
cap and bells,
cap and gown,
cap cloud,
cap gun,
cap in hand,
cap it all,
cap jib
Example sentences from the Web for cap and gown
Not the least of these is the consideration whether the cap-and-gown habit is becoming.
The Complete Essays of C. D. Warner |Charles Dudley WarnerAnd there is nothing supercilious in the invitation of the cap-and-gown brigade to the young men to come up higher.
The Complete Essays of C. D. Warner |Charles Dudley Warner
Idioms and Phrases with cap and gown
cap and gown
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]