ballgown


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ballgown

(ˈbɔːlɡaʊn) or

ball gown

n
a long formal dress worn to a formal dance or other social occasion
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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ballgown

[ˈbɔːlgaʊn] Ntraje m de fiesta, vestido m de gala
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ballgown

[ˈbɔːlgaʊn] nrobe f de bal
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