"ballgown" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɔːl.ɡaʊn/ Forms: ballgowns [plural]
Etymology: From ball + gown. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ball|gown}} ball + gown Head templates: {{en-noun}} ballgown (plural ballgowns)
  1. A formal gown to be worn by women to balls and similar social events. Synonyms: balldress Derived forms: ball-gowned
    Sense id: en-ballgown-en-noun-q8K9Ero8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Latin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ball gown

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɔːl.ɡaʊn/ Forms: ballgowns [present, singular, third-person], ballgowning [participle, present], ballgowned [participle, past], ballgowned [past]
Etymology: From ball + gown. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ball|gown}} ball + gown Head templates: {{en-verb}} ballgown (third-person singular simple present ballgowns, present participle ballgowning, simple past and past participle ballgowned)
  1. (intransitive, UK, live action roleplaying games) To roleplay romance as part of a roleplaying game. Tags: UK, intransitive Categories (topical): Role-playing games, Clothing Translations (formal gown): balrok (Afrikaans), balkjole [common-gender] (Danish), gúna damhsa [masculine] (Irish), cyclas [feminine] (Latin), ballkjole [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ballkjole [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), vestido de gala (Portuguese), balo elbisesi (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-ballgown-en-verb-DZtytZZ1 Disambiguation of Clothing: 37 63 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ball gown

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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