"ball-gowned" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From ball gown + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ballgown|ed|alt1=ball gown}} ball gown + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ball-gowned (not comparable)
  1. Wearing a ball gown. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: ballgowned
    Sense id: en-ball-gowned-en-adj-KU4Ssa5~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed

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