Gownsman.

A student at one of the universities; so called because he wears an academical gown.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

Gout
Goutte de Sang
Goven
Government Men
Gowan
Gower
Gowk
Gowk-thrapple (Maister)
Gowlee (Indian)
Gown
Gownsman
Graal
Grab
Grace
Grace’s Card or Grace-card
Grace Cup
Grace Darling
Grace Days
Gracechurch (London)
Graceless Florin
Graciosa