gown vs mess kit

gown

noun
  • The dress of civil officers, as opposed to military officers. 

  • A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown. 

  • The robe worn by a surgeon. 

  • Any sort of dress or garb. 

  • A woman's ordinary outer dress, such as a calico or silk gown. 

  • The university community, especially as contrasted with the local populace. 

  • A loose, flowing upper garment. 

  • The official robe of certain professionals, clerics, and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc. 

verb
  • To dress in a gown, to don or garb with a gown. 

mess kit

noun
  • A formal uniform, worn for occasions such as mess dinners. 

  • A compact set of eating utensils (including plate, cup, utensils) and sometimes cooking pots etc, used in the field by soldiers and by campers. 

How often have the words gown and mess kit occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )