belle of the ball

  • 1(the) belle of the ball — the belle of the ball phrase the most beautiful woman at a dance or other event Thesaurus: beautiful womansynonym Main entry: belle …

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  • 2belle of the ball — queen of the ball, prettiest girl at the dance …

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  • 3belle of the ball — the most beautiful and popular girl or woman at a dance …

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  • 4belle of the ball — noun The woman generally acknowledged to be the most beautiful or attractive at a dance or similar function …

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  • 5the belle of the ball — the most beautiful woman at a dance or other event …

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  • 6Belle of the Anna-ball — This title is the most known one in Hungary, but this is not a national contest, because the winner of this title is chosen among the paying guests of the ball. This is the only pageant that was held under the communist era. The ball is always… …

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  • 7The Charladies' Ball — is an Irish folk song written by Harry O Donavan and popularied by his collabotor, music hall singer and comedian Jimmy O Dea [Harte, Frank, Daybreak and a Candle End liner notes] . The song concerns O Dea s character Biddy Mulligan s attendance… …

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  • 8The Birthday Party (play) — The Birthday Party (1958) is the first full length play by Harold Pinter and one of Pinter s best known and most frequently performed plays. After its hostile London reception almost ended Pinter s playwriting career, it went on to be considered… …

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  • 9belle — [bel] n old fashioned [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: , from the feminine form of beau; BEAU] a beautiful girl or woman the belle of the ball (=the most beautiful girl at a dance or party) …

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  • 10belle — [ bel ] noun count OLD FASHIONED a very beautiful girl or woman the belle of the ball the most beautiful woman at a dance or other event …

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