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fur·be·low
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ˈfɜr
bəˌloʊ
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-b
uh
-loh
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noun
1.
a ruffle or flounce, as on a woman's skirt or petticoat.
2.
any bit of showy trimming or finery.
verb (used with object)
3.
to ornament with or as if with furbelows.
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Origin:
1670–80;
variant of
falbala
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furbelow
(ˈfɜːbɪˌləʊ)
—
n
1.
a flounce, ruffle, or other ornamental trim
2.
(
often plural
) showy ornamentation
—
vb
3.
(
tr
) to put a furbelow on (a garment)
[C18: by folk etymology from French dialect
farbella
; see
falbala
]
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furbelow
c.1700, alt. of falbala, from Fr. falbala (cognate with Prov. farbello).
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