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balldress

noun

Etymology

From ball + dress.

  1. derived from dīrēctus
  2. derived from *dīrēctiāre✻ — “to guide, direct”
  3. derived from dresser
  4. inherited from dressen
  5. compounded as balldress — “ball + dress”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of ballgown (“woman's formal gown”).

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA