ballgown

See also: ball gown

English

A green ballgown.

Alternative forms

ball gown

Etymology

ball +‎ gown

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːl.ɡaʊn/

Noun

ballgown (plural ballgowns)

A formal gown to be worn by women to balls and similar social events.
Synonym: balldress

Derived terms

ball-gowned

Verb

ballgown (third-person singular simple present ballgowns, present participle ballgowning, simple past and past participle ballgowned)

(intransitive, UK, live action roleplaying games) To roleplay romance as part of a roleplaying game.
She'll take any excuse to ballgown!

Translations

formal gown

Afrikaans: balrok
Danish: balkjole c
Irish: gúna damhsa m
Latin: cyclas f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: ballkjole m

Nynorsk: ballkjole m
Portuguese: vestido de gala
Turkish: balo elbisesi

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