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WEDDING GOWN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wedding gown mean?
• WEDDING GOWN (noun)
The noun WEDDING GOWN has 1 sense:
1. a gown worn by the bride at a wedding
Familiarity information: WEDDING GOWN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gown worn by the bride at a wedding
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bridal gown; wedding dress; wedding gown
Hypernyms ("wedding gown" is a kind of...):
gown (a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions)
Context examples
So she made her wedding gown herself, sewing into it the tender hopes and innocent romances of a girlish heart.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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