"ballgown" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɔːl.ɡaʊn/ Forms: ballgowns [plural]
Etymology: 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
    Sense id: en-ballgown-en-noun-q8K9Ero8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 45 55
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: 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, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ball gown

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