ballgown
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈbɔlˌɡaʊn/
:
vestido de gala
- I tried on some other lovely dresses that looked great on me, but when it came down to it, my ballgown made me feel like a bride.
Examples
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Pauline's drab clothes transform into a ballgown as she passes through the doorway.
Fiction book (1994) -
For the school dance, she chose a beautiful ballgown adorned with sequins and lace.
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"... but when it came down to it, my ballgown made me feel like a bride.
Blog text (3) -
I went home, slept on it for a week, and kept coming back to the ballgown.
Blog text (3) -
The ladies are dressed in ballgowns, the officers in regimental colours.
Fiction book (2002) -
She is dressed in her mother's glittering ballgown.
Fiction book (1994) -
Quinn's attention was drawn instead to a small, hand-colored photograph on the desk—a beautiful woman in a delicate pink ballgown.
Fiction book (1995) -
"The portrait was full-length and showed a slender, dark-haired girl with laughing eyes, hugging a shawl of tartan silk over an elegant white ballgown.
Fiction book (1991) -
She wore a stunning ballgown at the charity gala, turning heads with its intricate design.
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At the royal ball, the guests arrived in elegant ballgowns that shimmered under the chandeliers.
Synonyms
192
2.5
A long formal robe like those worn at graduations or in court
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2.7
A long formal dress that women wear to evening parties or special events
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3.5
A long formal dress worn by women to very special events like balls
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3.4
A formal dress worn by women for evening events
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2.7
A formal, stylish dress worn for special events
A formal dress a woman wears to a ball or gala
A formal dress worn to evening events, especially dinners
A formal long gown worn to evening events like dinners
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ballgown comes from ball ('a formal dance') and gown ('a long dress'), so a ballgown is the elegant long dress you wear to a special dance or event.