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fancy-dress ball::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | masked ball, masquerade ball |
| Type of | ball, formal, mask, masque, masquerade, masquerade party |
Examples of fancy-dress ball
fancy-dress ball
In February 1801, at Malta, he got into an argument with a French Royalist officer at a fancy dress ball.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The London exhibit opens with curious nostalgia, a fancy dress costume worn by Tsar Nicholas II at a masquerade ball in 1903.
From the theatlantic.com
Waiting for the fancy-dress ball, Tate's Beatrice lounges around in a Michael Jackson outfit, coming over as more snide than witty.
From the independent.co.uk
We should have an annual Jefferson Davis day, but along the lines of Guy Fawkes day, not a fancy-dress ball for neo-confederates.
From the scienceblogs.com
It was the winter of 1894, and the occasion was a fancy dress ball hosted by a senator's daughter for the best of Washington society.
From the washingtonpost.com
He disgraced himself at Oxford by going to a fancy dress ball as a raven and voiding a pint of whitewash from his tail in front of the Prince of Wales.
From the time.com
Because of very limited seating at the Western ball, a number of attendees in long gowns and fancy dress plopped cross-legged on the floor.
From the denverpost.com
It covered Queen Victoria's fancy dress ball at Buckingham Palace in its first issue and specialised in royal coverage over a century and a half.
From the express.co.uk
King Louis XVI and his court eagerly promoted the new crop, with Queen Marie Antoinette even wearing a headdress of potato flowers at a fancy dress ball.
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