| 单词 | king's ball |
| 释义 | > as lemmasking's ball king's ball n. U.S. a ball (or any of a series of balls) held before the start of Lent, in which young men and women are chosen from among the guests to preside over the festivities as kings and queens; cf. king ball n. (a) at Compounds 4a.The tradition of the King's Ball originated with French colonists in the area around Missouri. ΚΠ 1849 Literary World (N.Y.) 13 Oct. 310/1 ‘A king's ball?’ ‘Ah, you have not heard. Certain of the youngsters..at every yearly winter's ball of the neighborhood, are presented with bouquets by the ladies who have been the chosen queens of the festivities then concluding; and each bouquet presentee is crowned the king of the next year's ball.’ 1903 A. M. Douglas Little Girl in Old St. Louis xiv. 200 ‘What is this I hear about the king's ball?’..She gave a brief description of it. ‘And there are four queens. Each chooses a king.’ 2007 Associated Press Newswire (Nexis) 31 Dec. On the first Saturday of February, the people of Ste. Genevieve and their out-of-town visitors don French colonial costumes and dance at the annual King's Ball. < as lemmas |
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