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English
Etymology
From ball gown + -ed.
Adjective
ball-gowned (not comparable)
- Wearing a ball gown.
1890 December 14, “Wild Hairdressing. An Odd Scene of Skill and Riot at a Competitive Exhibition in Paris.”, in The Sun, volume LVIII, number 105, New York, N.Y., page 25:With a last pat here, a final fingering of the frizzes, and a farewell adjustment of feathers and flowers, the competitors whisk off the wrappers and the twenty-seven ball-gowned young ladies are revealed to us in all the glory of their elaborate coiffures.
1892 November 18, “Society”, in The Pittsburg Press, volume 9, number 319, Pittsburg, Pa.:Upstairs the dolls held a reception, and the sweet, gray-garbed Quaker is there as well as the ball-gowned beauty.
2015 March 5, Shan Li, “How long can ‘Frozen’ remain a hit?”, in Los Angeles Times, page C5:Next week, Disney is launching a short film called “Frozen Fever” that will air before a live-action retelling of the classic Cinderella tale, in which the ball-gowned heroine bears a striking resemblance to Elsa.