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
the members of a university as distinguished from the other residents of the town in which the university is located; "the relations between town and gown are always sensitive"
ready and able to resort to force or violence; "pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"- Herman Melville; "they were rough and determined fighting men"
involving or likely to cause controversy; "a central and contentious element of the book"- Tim W.Ferfuson
inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; "a style described as abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and acrimonious spirit"