Furniture may draw up with a gown (8)
I believe the answer is:
wardrobe
'furniture' is the definition.
(I know that wardrobe is a type of furniture)
'draw up with a gown' is the wordplay.
'up' says the letters should be written in reverse (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'a gown' becomes 'robe' (synonyms).
'draw' in reverse letter order is 'ward'.
'ward'+'robe'='WARDROBE'
'may' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for wardrobe that I've seen before include "(Closet for) clothes" , "Item of bedroom furniture" , "Clothes cupboard associated with ..." , "storage place" , "Cupboard for hanging clothes" .)