Brewer's: Cap and Gown

The full academical costume of a university student, tutor, or master, worn at lectures, examinations, and after “hall” (dinner).

“Is it a cap and gown affair?” —C. Bede: Verdant Green.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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