Talk:well-gowned

RFD discussion: September 2023–June 2024

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well-gowned

Sum of parts ("wearing a fine gown"). Equinox ◑ 19:06, 30 September 2023 (UTC)

• Delete as SoP. — Sgconlaw (talk) 19:23, 30 September 2023 (UTC)

Delete: "all words in all languages". PUC – 19:49, 30 September 2023 (UTC)

Comment: Is it any different from well-dressed ? ·~ dictátor·mundꟾ 12:38, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

It's definitely in the same vein. DonnanZ (talk) 14:35, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

I'm leaning towards keep. Most of its usage relates to a period that finished around a century ago. A well-gowned woman was usually well-to-do, and could afford fine gowns. DonnanZ (talk) 09:43, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

But the definition says nothing about being well-to-do, it just says "wearing a fine gown". You're considering a definition in your own head that isn't in our entry at all. That's not how to handle an RFV. Equinox ◑ 14:37, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

That's my assessment after reading available material. I did see two quotes available on Google Books. DonnanZ (talk) 08:19, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

• Meh. Kept P. Sovjunk (talk) 13:40, 17 January 2024 (UTC)
  • Huh, what? PUC – 20:45, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

• Failed was what was meant. Lfellet (talk) 00:36, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

• OK, failed didn't work. Kept for no consensus Denazz (talk) 22:08, 5 June 2024 (UTC)