"evening-gowned" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From evening gown + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|evening gown|ed}} evening gown + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} evening-gowned (not comparable)
  1. Wearing an evening gown. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-evening-gowned-en-adj-jvXcrZ7u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed

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          "ref": "1895 November 3, “Society Gossip”, in The Morning News, Savannah, Ga., page 12",
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