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'''Academic dress''' is a traditional form of clothing for academic settings, mainly University (and sometimes high school) education, worn mainly by those who have graduated, or hold a status that entitles them to assume them (e.g., undergraduate students at certain universities). It is also known as academical dress, academicals, subfusc<ref group="Note">dark clothing</ref> and, in the United States, as academic regalia. | '''Academic dress''' is a traditional form of clothing for academic settings, mainly University (and sometimes high school) education, worn mainly by those who have graduated, or hold a status that entitles them to assume them (e.g., undergraduate students at certain universities). It is also known as academical dress, academicals, subfusc<ref group="Note">Subfusc means "dark clothing"</ref> and, in the United States, as academic regalia. | ||
Contemporarily, it is commonly seen only at graduation ceremonies, but formerly academic dress was, and to a lesser degree in many older universities still is, worn daily. Today, the ensembles are distinctive in some way to each institution, and generally consist of a gown (also known as a robe) with a separate hood, and usually a cap (generally either a square academic cap, a tam, or a bonnet). Academic dress is also worn by members of certain learned societies and institutions as official dress | Contemporarily, it is commonly seen only at graduation ceremonies, but formerly academic dress was, and to a lesser degree in many older universities still is, worn daily. Today, the ensembles are distinctive in some way to each institution, and generally consist of a gown (also known as a robe) with a separate hood, and usually a cap (generally either a square academic cap, a tam, or a bonnet). Academic dress is also worn by members of certain learned societies and institutions as official dress | ||
Revision as of 13:38, 16 August 2021
Academic dress is a traditional form of clothing for academic settings, mainly University (and sometimes high school) education, worn mainly by those who have graduated, or hold a status that entitles them to assume them (e.g., undergraduate students at certain universities). It is also known as academical dress, academicals, subfusc[Note 1] and, in the United States, as academic regalia.
Contemporarily, it is commonly seen only at graduation ceremonies, but formerly academic dress was, and to a lesser degree in many older universities still is, worn daily. Today, the ensembles are distinctive in some way to each institution, and generally consist of a gown (also known as a robe) with a separate hood, and usually a cap (generally either a square academic cap, a tam, or a bonnet). Academic dress is also worn by members of certain learned societies and institutions as official dress
Notes
- ↑ Subfusc means "dark clothing"
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