ball-gowned

English

Alternative forms

• ballgowned

Etymology

From ball gown +‎ -ed.

Adjective

ball-gowned (not comparable)

1. 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^[1], 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.