furbelow
Americannoun
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a ruffle or flounce, as on a woman's skirt or petticoat.
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any bit of showy trimming or finery.
verb (used with object)
noun
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a flounce, ruffle, or other ornamental trim
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(often plural) showy ornamentation
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of furbelow
First recorded in 1670–80; variant of falbala
Example Sentences
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A Furbelow of precious Stones, an Hat buttoned with a Diamond, a Brocade Waistcoat or Petticoat, are standing Topicks.
From The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays by Addison, Joseph
He went cautiously out into the darkness, with Furbelow perched on his shoulder, pressing his cold muzzle against his cheek.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859 by Various
Sir, I was running to Mademoiselle Furbelow, the French milliner, for a new burgundy for my lady's head.
From History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour by L'Estrange, Alfred Guy Kingan
Furbelow, fur′be-lō, n. the plaited border of a gown or petticoat, a flounce.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
It was Furbelow, indeed, restored to life by Zonéla's care, and who had come down a narrow tube, that no human being could have threaded, to console the poor captive.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859 by Various
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