wedding gown

collocation in English

meaningsofweddingandgown

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wedding
noun[C]
uk
/ˈwed.ɪŋ/us
/ˈwed.ɪŋ/
a marriage ceremony and any celebrations such as a meal or a party that ...
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gown
noun[C]
uk
/ɡaʊn/us
/ɡaʊn/
a woman's dress, especially a long one worn on ...
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(Definition ofweddingandgownfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The lace was taken from herweddinggownand the ribbons were ' old ' and came from her wearing apparel.
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It may be that theweddinggownhas been bought.
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Then he forged a better iron core and redid the wiring, using silk from his wife'sweddinggown.
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I hurry toward death without a purpose, without aweddinggown, without a dowry of gold.
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He was known predominantly for his evening andweddinggowncollections.
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The skirt of theweddinggownwas formed into a wedding canopy for other couples to stand beneath during their "chuppah" ceremony.
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Aberra says that she herself never expected to be a fashion designer, and especially not a coutureweddinggowndesigner that would be famous.
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The artists took her straight to the storefront to cause a scene, but not in a typical virginal, whiteweddinggown.
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A drop of blood-red wine is unknowingly spilled on herweddinggown, foreshadowing the coming events.
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The next day as she visits a local boutique, she finds a secondhandweddinggownand decides to buy it.
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Dressed in herweddinggown, she was descending a staircase.
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The prince asked her when they could marry, she agreed to a date, and he brought her fine cloth to make herweddinggown.
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She is now focusing her work on bridesmaid gowns andweddinggowncollections.
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Stories suggest a woman dressed in herweddinggownlost her life on the staircase.
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The idea was to create art by soaking, staining, dirtying or outright destroying theweddinggown.
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She allows herself to be dressed in aweddinggownand takes the vows.
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Theweddinggownof ivory silk taffeta, a huge round skirt was made out of 50 yd of ivory silk taffeta.
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The crab asked the horse to spare it and summoned all the crabs to fetch theweddinggown.
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While investigating the house, she happens to notice a painting wherein the woman is wearing the sameweddinggownthat haunts her.
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