Debutante Ball

Debutante

A debutante, also spelled débutante, or deb is a young woman of aristocratic or upper-class family background who has reached maturity and is presented to society at a formal "debut" or debutante ball. Originally, the term indicated that the woman was old enough to be married, and one purpose of her "coming out" was to display her to eligible bachelors and their families with a view to marriage within a select circle.

Ball

A ball is a round object. Balls can have several uses. For example they are used in ball games, where the play of the game follows the state of the ball as it is hit, kicked or thrown by players. Balls can also be used for simpler activities, such as catch or juggling. Balls made from hard-wearing materials are used in engineering applications to provide very low friction bearings, known as ball bearings. Black-powder weapons use stone and metal balls as projectiles.

debutante

Noun

1. A young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society.
2. A female debutant, especially in sport and entertainment.

ball

Noun

1. A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
2. A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.

Verb

1. To form or wind into a ball.
2. To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.