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furbelow

[ fur-buh-loh ]

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)

  1. to ornament with or as if with furbelows.

furbelow

/ ˈfɜːbɪˌləʊ /

noun

  1. a flounce, ruffle, or other ornamental trim
  2. often plural showy ornamentation


verb

  1. tr to put a furbelow on (a garment)

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Other Words From

  • un·furbe·lowed adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of furbelow1

First recorded in 1670–80; variant of falbala

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Word History and Origins

Origin of furbelow1

C18: by folk etymology from French dialect farbella ; see falbala

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Example Sentences

How ridiculous that one should suffer from want of a frill or a furbelow!

I invited that furbelow widow to stay on purpose to spare me this almost tte--tte meeting.

It was a hull week afore I could make up my mind to go out of my office, and the sight of a furbelow raly made me sick.

I'll tear the furbelow off your clothes, and when you swoon for vexation, you shan't have a penny, to buy a bottle of hartshorn.

Her sex was the very essence of her; she had no need to wear it like a furbelow.

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